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A RUINED HARBOUR by JOHANNES BARBUCALLUS

First Line: STAY NOT YOUR COURSE, NOR SHIPMAN, DROP YOUR SAIL
Last Line: SO FARE YE WELL, BY LAND OR WATER BE IT!

STAY not your course, nor, shipman, drop your sail
Because of me: see you, my harbour's dry;
I am a tomb: some gladder place may hail
The thud of rowlocks as your bark draws nigh:
Poseidon and the guesting gods decree it.
So fare ye well, by land or water be it!



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