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By the Seaside.
A quiet smile played round his lips,As the eddies and dimples of the tidePlay round the bows of ships,That steadily at anchor ride.And with a voice that was full of glee,He answered, “ Ere long we will launchA vessel as goodly, and strong, and stanch,As ever weathered a wintry sea!”
And first with nicest skill and art,Perfect and finished in every part,A little model the Master wrought,Which should be to the larger planWhat the child is to the man,Its counterpart in miniature;That with a hand more swift and sureThe greater labor might be broughtTo answer to his inward thought.And as he labored, his mind ran o'er
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