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 When monks affrighted To windward sighted The birds full‑flighted Of swift sea‑kings; So earth turns paler When Storm the sailor Steers in with a roar in the race of his wings.

O strong sea‑sailor, Whose cheek turns paler For wind or hail or For fear of thee? O far sea‑farer, O thunder‑bearer, Thy songs are rarer Than soft songs be. O fleet‑foot stranger, O north‑sea ranger Through days of danger And ways of fear,