“Uneventful years passed, and dull was the news;
And the wise little woman still opened the pews.
And Sir Francis again from the port sailed away,
Far off from the hills of the Tavy and Tay;
And at last the good people looked out on the main
For his ship to appear in the distance again;
And the parson still preached on the sins of the Jews.
From the Isles of June came not gold, spice, nor news;
And the wise little woman who opened the pews
Used to say, ‘You must search for gold on your knees,