He lifts her in his arms, and o’er and o’er,

Upon the brow of chilliness and hoar,

Repeats a silent kiss:—along the side

Of the lone bark, he leans that pallid bride,

Until the waves do image her within

Their bosom, like a spectre—’tis a sin

Too deadly to be shadow’d or forgiven

To do such mockery in the sight of Heaven!

And bid her gaze into the startled sea,

And say, “Thy image, from eternity,