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THE CRESCENT MOON by WILLIAM SHARP

First Line: AS THOUGH THE POWER THAT MADE THE NAUTILUS
Last Line: AND SAILING ONWARD EVER SEEMS AT REST.
Subject(s): MOON; SAILING & SAILORS; SEA; OCEAN;
As though the Power that made the nautilus
A living glory o'er seas perilous
Scathless to roam, had from the utmost deep
Called a vast flawless pearl from out its sleep
And carv'd it crescent-wise, exceeding fair, --
So seems the crescent moon that thro' the air
With motionless motion glides from out the west,
And sailing onward ever seems at rest.



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