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THE LIGHTHOUSE by WALTER SCOTT

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First Line: FAR IN THE BOSOM OF THE DEEP
Last Line: AND SCORNS TO STRIKE HIS TIMOROUS SAIL.
Subject(s): LIGHTHOUSES;
FAR in the bosom of the deep,
O'er these wild shelves my watch I keep;
A ruddy gem of changeful light,
Bound on the dusky brow of night,
The seaman bids my lustre hail,
And scorns to strike his timorous sail.



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