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 In the grave, with the lad that she both lived and died for, rere !aid the remains of the glrl he loved dear; And while to his memory his mates heave a sigh for, Each ]over wffi g/ve to his Susan's a tear. Not a flint marks the spot where their bones lie en- shrouded, Yet the earth is held sacred and dear by the crew; And often, right oft, by the moonbeams, unclouded, Is a tear dropped for Will, and his Susan so true. TOM 8TARBOARD. Toni Starboard wu a lover true, As brave a tar u ever sail'd; The duties ablest seamen do Tom 'did and never yet had fai!'d. But wreck'd u he was homeward bound, Within a league of New �ork's coast, Love saved him sure, from being drown'd, For more than half the crew were 1ozt. In fight Tom Starboard knew no fear; Nay, when he lost n arm--resigned, Said, love for Nan, his only dear, Had sav'd his life, and fate was kind; And now, though wreck'd, yet Tom retum'd Of all past hardships made a joke; For still his manly bosom burn'd With !ore--his heart was heart of oakl His strength restor'd, Tom nimbly ran To cheer his love, his destin'd bride; But false report had brought to Nan, Six months before, her Tom had died.. With grief she daily pin'd away, Nm remedy her life could save; And Tom arriv'd the very day The,laid his No, nc), in the gravel '

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