MARI MAGNO
OR
TALES ON BOARD.
MARI MAGNO
or
TALES ON BOARD.[16]
A youth was I. An elder friend with me,
’Twas in September o’er the autumnal sea
We went; the wide Atlantic ocean o’er
Two amongst many the strong steamer bore.
Delight it was to feel that wondrous force
That held us steady to our proposed course,
The burning resolute victorious will