Poems.
93
TO A FRIEND ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.
When thou hast departed
From this happy shore,
And the warm and true-hearted,
Thy absence deplore;—
From this happy shore,
And the warm and true-hearted,
Thy absence deplore;—
While o'er the raging sea,
Reckless of danger,
Thou art roving free,
Ocean's wide ranger,—
Reckless of danger,
Thou art roving free,
Ocean's wide ranger,—
May gales propitious blow,—
No storms await thee,
But pleasure's cheering glow,
Ever elate thee.
No storms await thee,
But pleasure's cheering glow,
Ever elate thee.
Bright be thy waking hours,
Sweet be thy dreams,
Rife be thy path with flowers,
Brilliant life's scenes.
Sweet be thy dreams,
Rife be thy path with flowers,
Brilliant life's scenes.
Through sunshine or storm,
Kind Heaven attend thee;
From peril and harm,
Forever befriend thee.
Kind Heaven attend thee;
From peril and harm,
Forever befriend thee.
