To large experience of newer toils!
Trust me, I will not any hindrance prove,
But, like Athenè’s helm, a guiding star,
A glory and a comfort! O, be sure
My heart shall take its lesson from thine own!
My voice shall cheer the mariners at their oars
In the night watches; it shall warble songs,
Whose music shall o’erpower the luring airs
Of Nereïd or Siren. If we find
Those isles thou namest, where the golden fount