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So nerved, you fought wisely and well; And live, twice live in life and story; But over your Monitor dirges swell, In wind and wave that keep the rites of glory. SO NERVED YOU FOUGHT WISELY AND WELL AND LIVE TWICE LIVE IN LIFE AND STORY BUT OVER YOUR MONITOR DIRGETH WELL IN WIND AND WAVE THAT KEEP THE RITES OF GLORY
n-- By night you heard of Og The huge; nor felt your courage clog At tokens of his onset grim: You marked the sunk ship’s flag-staff slim, Lit by her burning sister’s heart; You marked, and mused: “Day brings the trial: Then be it proved if I have part With men whose manhood never took denial.” A prayer went up--a champion’s. Morning Beheld you in the Turret walled by adamant, where a spirit forewarning And all-deriding called: “Man, darest thou--desperate, unappalled-- Be first to lock thee in the armored tower? I have thee now; and what the battle-hour To me shall bring--heed well--thou’lt share; This plot-work, planned to be the foeman’s terror, To thee may prove a goblin-snare; Its very strength and cunning--monstrous error!” “Stand up, my heart; be strong; what matter If here thou seest thy welded tomb? And let huge Og with thunders batter-- Duty be still my doom, Though drowning come in liquid gloom; First duty, duty next, and duty last; Ay, Turret, rivet me here to duty fast!--” T WHICH LIKE A LOG WAS WASHED BY EVERY BILLOW'S MOTION BY NIGHT YOU HEARD OF OG THE HUGE NOR FELT YOUR COURAGE CLOG AT TOKENS OF HIS ONSET GRIM YOU MARKED THE SUNSHIP'S FLAGSTAFF SLIM LIT BY HER BURNING SISTER'S HEART YOU MARKED AND MUSED DAY BRINGS THE TRIAL THEN BE IT PROVED IF I HAVE PART WITH MEN WHOSE MANHOOD NEVER TOOK DENIAL A PRAYER WENT UP A CHAMPION'S MORNING BEHELD YOU IN THE TURRET WALLED BY ADAMANT WHERE A SPIRIT FOREWARNING AND ALL DERIDED CALLED MAN DAREST THOU DESPERATE UNAPPALLED BE FIRST TO LOCK THEE IN THE ARMOURED TOWER I HAVE THEE NOW AND WHAT THE BATTLE HOUR TO ME SHALL BRING HEED WELL THOU'LT SHARE THIS PLOTWORK PLANNED TO BE THE FOEMAN'S TERROR TO THEE MAY PROVE A GOBLIN SNARE ITS VERY STRENGTH AND CUNNING MONSTROUS ERROR STAND UP MY HEART BE STRONG WHAT MATTER IF HERE THOU SEEST THY WELDED TOMB AND LET HUGE AGUE WITH THUNDER'S BATTER DUTY BE STILL MY DOOM THOUGH DROWNING COME IN LIQUID GLOOM FIRST DUTY DUTY NEXT AND DUTY LAST I TURRET RIVET ME HERE TO DUTY FAST
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