Poems for the Sea
POEMS
FOR
THE SEA.
BY
MRS. L. H. SIGOURNEY.
"They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, they see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep."
HARTFORD:
H S. PARSONS & CO.
1850.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1849, by
H. S. PARSONS AND COMPANY,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Connecticut.
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J. GILES, Printer.
HARTFORD.
CONTENTS
| Parting, | 9 |
| Our Ships, | 11 |
| The two Teachers, | 15 |
| My first Sabbath at Sea, | 19 |
| Song of the Icelandic Fishermen, | 25 |
| Reef Sails, | 29 |
| Icebergs, | 33 |
| Prayers at Sea, | 37 |
| Oracle for Seamen, | 39 |
| The Trusting Child, | 41 |
| Laura, | 45 |
| Teachings of the Sea, | 51 |
| Drink, Friends, | 53 |
| Homeward Bound, | 55 |
| The Prophet's Vision, | 57 |
| Midnight Thoughts at Sea, | 59 |
| The Angel of the Waters, | 61 |
| To the Ocean, | 65 |
| The Brother, | 69 |
| Return to Native Land, | 75 |
| The Geranium Plant at Sea, | 83 |
| Farewell to Fellow Voyagers, | 85 |
| The Mother's blessing on her Sailor Son, | 91 |
| The Sister's Farewell, | 95 |
| Tom Hardy, | 97 |
| The Happy Mariner, | 101 |
| Hymn at Parting, | 105 |
| I went to Sea, | 109 |
| Intemperance, | 113 |
| The Sailor's Sick Child, | 117 |
| A Bible Story, | 121 |
| Thoughts in Sickness, | 125 |
| The Hero, | 127 |
| Gratitude, | 131 |
| Burial at Sea, | 133 |
| Hope in God, | 135 |
| The Whaler's Song, | 139 |
| Thanksgiving Day on Shore, | 137 |
| What could they do without us?, | 143 |
| To a Retired Seaman, | 147 |
| Ho Landsmen!, | 149 |
| My happy Home, | 151 |
The little embellishments of this Book were designed expressly for it, by Mr. W. R. Lawrence, a young artist, of Hartford, Conn., and engraved by Mr. W. H. Dodd.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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