ebb'ing, flowing out; falling.
break'ers, waves breaking into foam against the shore.
main, the great sea; the ocean.,
reef, a row or chain of rocks.
dis mayed', having lost courage.
strand, beach; shore.
treach'er ous, likely to do harm.
vic'tor, a successful warrior.
shroud'ing, covering over.
murk'y, gloomy; dark.
bea'con, a signal fire or light.
THE LIGHT-HOUSE.
The tide comes up, and the tide goes down,
Over the rocks, so rugged and brown,
And the cruel sea, with a hungry roar,
Dashes its breakers along the shore;
But steady and clear, with a constant ray,
The star of the light-house shines alway.
The ships come sailing across the main,
But the harbor mouth is hard to gain,