Albert the Good Morte D'Arthur Opening of the "Ode on the Death of the SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE The Private of the Buffs; or, the British Soldier . 1877 1877 . 1879 1881 ALLAN CUNNINGHAM SCOTLAND, 1784-1842 A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, Away the good ship flies, and leaves "O for a soft and gentle mind!" I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white waves heaving highAnd white waves heaving high, my boys, The good ship tight and free; The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. There's tempest in yon hornèd moon, And lightning in yon cloud; The wind is piping loud- |