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 Her beams bemock'd the sultry main
 * Like morning frosts yspread;

But where the ship's huge shadow lay, The charmed water burnt alway
 * A still and awful red.

Beyond the shadow of the ship
 * I watch'd the water-snakes:

They mov'd in tracks of shining white; And when they rear'd, the elfish light
 * Fell off in hoary flakes.

Within the shadow of the ship
 * I watch'd their rich attire:

Blue, glossy green, and velvet black They coil'd and swam; and every track
 * Was a flash of golden fire.