I many times thought Peace had come
I many times thought Peace had come
When Peace was far away
As Wrecked Men deem they sight the Land
At Centre of the Sea
And struggle slacker but to prove
As hopelessly as I
How many the fictitious Shores
Before the Harbor be





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