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 Under an elm tree where the river reaches They watched the evening deepen in the sky, They watched the westward clouds go towering by Through lakes of blue toward those shining beaches, Those far enchanted strands where blowing tides Break into light along the shallow air; They watched how like a ship's tall lantern there Over that silent surf the faint star rides.

Ship of a dream, he thought,—O dreamed of shore Beyond all oceans and all earthly seas! Now would they never call him any more, Now would they never hurt him with unease.