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 Well, then--our course is chosen--spread the sail--
 Heave oft the lead, and mark the soundings well--
  Look read more 
 Well, then--our course is chosen--spread the sail--
 Heave oft the lead, and mark the soundings well--
  Look to the helm, good master--many a shoal
   Marks this stern coast, and rocks, where sits the Siren
    Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin. 
 The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest 
navigators.  
 The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest 
navigators. 
 O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,
 There's danger on the deep.  
 O pilot! 'tis a fearful night,
 There's danger on the deep. 
 And as great seamen, using all their wealth
 And skills in Neptune's deep invisible paths,
  In tall read more 
 And as great seamen, using all their wealth
 And skills in Neptune's deep invisible paths,
  In tall ships richly built and ribbed with brass,
   To put a girdle round about the world. 
 Yet the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor 
and other tackle.  
 Yet the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor 
and other tackle. 
 There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft,
 To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.  
 There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft,
 To keep watch for the life of poor Jack. 
 A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill!
 Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?
  Lord help 'em, how I read more 
 A strong nor'wester's blowing, Bill!
 Hark! don't ye hear it roar now?
  Lord help 'em, how I pities them
   Unhappy folks on shore now! 
 --They write here one Cornelius--Son
 Hath made the Hollanders an invisible eel
  To swim the haven at read more 
 --They write here one Cornelius--Son
 Hath made the Hollanders an invisible eel
  To swim the haven at Dunkirk, and sink all
   The shipping there.
    --But how is't done?
     --I'll show you, sir.
      It is automa, runs under water
       With a snug nose, and has a nimble tail
        Made like an auger, with which tail she wriggles
         Betwixt the costs of a ship and sinks it straight. 
 How Bishop Aiden foretold to certain seamen a storm that would 
happen, and gave them some holy oil to read more 
 How Bishop Aiden foretold to certain seamen a storm that would 
happen, and gave them some holy oil to lay it.