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First Line: Thou that dost thy christmas keep
Last Line: The glass shows tears, beloved tom!
Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The


Thou that dost thy Christmas keep
Lonesome on the torrid deep,
But in thy "Meteor" proudly sweep
O'er the waves that vainly comb --
Of thee we think,
To thee we drink,
And drain the glass, my gallant Tom!

Thou that, duty-led, dost roam
Far from thy shepherd-brother's home --
Shearer of the ocean-foam!
To whom one Christmas may not come, --
Of thee I think
Till on its brink
The glass shows tears, beloved Tom!





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