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CASTABELLA GOING TO SEA; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN

First Line: HARK! HARK! METHINKS I HEAR THE SEAMEN CALL
Last Line: WHOSE EYES AND VOICE THE WINDS AND SEAS OBEY.
Subject(s): SEA VOYAGES;

I.

HARK, hark! methinks I hear the seamen call,
The boist'rous seamen say,
Bright Castabella, come away!
The wind sits fair, the vessel's stout and tall,
Bright Castabella, come away!
For Time and Tide can never stay.

II.

Our mighty Master Neptune calls aloud,
The Zephyrs gently blow,
The Tritons cry, You are too slow,
For every Sea-nymph of the glittering crowd
Has garlands ready to throw down
When you ascend your wat'ry throne.

III.

See, see! she comes, she comes, and now adieu!
Let's bid adieu to shore,
And to all we fear'd before;
O Castabella! we depend on you,
On you our better fortunes lay,
Whose eyes and voice the winds and seas obey.



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