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Twenty Years Before the Mast.
Let England boast her Cook and Ross,
And other chiefs of fame;
They all must on a level stand
Beside our captain’s name.
"On Fame’s broad pillar, hand in hand,
Shall stand in bold relief,
With all the rest of the gallant band,
Columbus and our chief.
Then speed thee on, our gallant ship,
And homeward bear thy tars;
While proudly glitters from thy peak
Columbia’s flag of stars."
— By one of the crew.
