Poems of Philip Henry Savage / Philip Henry Savage [electronic text]
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Title
Poems of Philip Henry Savage / Philip Henry Savage [electronic text]
Author
Savage, Philip Henry, 1868-1899
Publication
Boston: Small, Maynard, and Company
1900
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IF ever I have thought or saidIn all the seasons of the pastOne word at which thy heart has bledBelieve me, it will be the last.
The tides of life are deep and wide,The currents swift to bear apartE'en kindred ships; but from thy sideI pray my sail may never start.
If, in the turning day and nightOf this our earth, our little year,
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Thou shalt have lost me from thy sightAcross the checkered spaces drear,
Thy words are uttered; and the mindAccustomed, cannot all forget;While written in my heart I findAn impulse that is deeper yet.
We love but never know the things,To value them, that nearest stand.The heart that travels seaward bringsThe dearest treasure home to land.
To M.J.S.
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