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The Building of the Ship.
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Of axes and of mallets, pliedWith vigorous arms on every side;Plied so deftly and so well,That, ere the shadows of evening fell,The keel of oak for a noble ship,Scarfed and bolted, straight and strong,Was lying ready, and stretched alongThe blocks, well placed upon the slip.Happy, thrice happy, every oneWho sees his labor well begun,And not perplexed and multiplied,By idly waiting for time and tide!
And when the hot, long day was o'er,The young man at the Master's doorSat with the maiden calm and still.And within the porch, a little moreRemoved beyond the evening chill,The father sat, and told them tales
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