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And her sweet voice crooning low
Quaint: old songs of love and woe,
Spins she at her lonely window
By the sea.
On a bitter night in March,
L on g ago,
Hilda, very young and fair,
With a crown of golden hair,
Watched the tempest raging wild,
Watched the roaring sealT— and smiled—
Through that woeful night in March,
Long ago !
What, though all the winds were out
Tn their might?
Richard's boat was tried and true ;2
Staunch and brave his hardy crew ;
Strongest he to do or dare.
Said she. breathing forth a prayer :
“ He is safe, 6 though winds are out
In their m ight! ”
But, at length, the morning dawned
Still and clear;
Calm, in azure splendor, lay23
A ll the waters of the bay ;
And the ocean’s angry moans
Sank to solemn undertones,
As, at last, the morning dawned
Stiil and clear J
With her waves of golden hair,
Floating free,
Hilda ran along the shore,'1
