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THE VOYAGE OF LOVE.
Oh haste on board!—My gallant boat,
While skies are bright and sun-beams smile,
Shall gaily o'er the waters float,
And steer for Pleasure's fairy isle.
'Tis summer's prime; each bud and flower
Glows upon hill, and dale, and grove—
Oh! seize the blest auspicious hour
And haste on board—and sail with Love!
Fair Hope my silken sail has wrought
To waft us o'er the silvery tides,
Young Enterprize the rudder brought,
Which his adventurous spirit guides.
Upon the deck I'll rear a light
And trelliced bower of myrtle wove—
The winds are hushed, the skies are bright,
Oh! haste on board, and sail with Love!
