I leave, to bound the blue.

My Yacht lies yonder! 'Tis a bore,

But I must part from you.

I sniff the brine, I love the sea;

Half Englishman am I.

Farewell to England, and to thee,

Dear Grandmamma—good-bye!

I leave your isle, the truth to tell,

With qualified regret.

July in London would be well,