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THE WINDS by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE

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First Line: O WEARY FA' THE EAST WIND
Last Line: AND LET MY AE LOVE BE.
Subject(s): MARINES - GREAT BRITAIN; NATURE; WIND;
O WEARY fa' the east wind,
And weary fa' the west:
And gin I were under the wan waves wide
I wot weel wad I rest.

O weary fa' the north wind,
And weary fa' the south:
The sea went ower my good lord's head
Or ever he kissed my mouth.

Weary fa' the windward rocks,
And weary fa' the lee:
They might hae sunken sevenscore ships,
And let my love's gang free.

And weary fa' ye, mariners a',
And weary fa' the sea:
It might hae taken an hundred men,
And let my ae love be.



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