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Updated: May 12, 2025
Sometimes throughout the whole season father and daughter would only meet by chance on some unexpected visit, or coming into a harbor on different yachts. "Isn't that the Sea-Mew's flag?" Christine would say languidly. "I rather think my father is on board." And then, perhaps, some amiable hostess in need of an extra man would send the launch to the Sea-Mew to bring Mr.
Then let no living man keep thee From the journey, or hinder thy going. Betake thee to the sea, the home of the mew, Seat thee in the boat, that southward from here Beyond the road of the sea thou mayest find the man Where waits thy prince in hope of thee. We hope the lady betook herself to the sea-mew's home, and found her beloved at the end of the journey!
So completely were her nerves unstrung, that she started with a cry of alarm on suddenly hearing Frank's voice behind her. "The Sea-mew's boats are waiting," he said. "I must go, darling. How pale you are looking, Clara! Are you ill?" She never answered. She questioned him with wild eyes and trembling lips. "Has anything happened to you, Frank? anything out of the common?"
His miserable, thin legs and the gown of his dress stood out stiff and straight as he turned quickly. And most horrible of all he had for a head the skull of a large white bird with a long beak, which was a monstrous exaggeration of a sea-mew's skull, bleached by the sun and wind and waves, that I had the previous summer found upon the beach at the Island.
"Sheer seen and far, in the sea's life heaven, A sea-mew's flight from the wild sweet land, White plumed with foam, if the wind wake, seven Black helms, as of warriors that stir, not stand, From the depths that abide and the waves that environ Seven rocks rear heads that the midnight masks; And the strokes of the swords of the storm are as iron On the steel of the wave-worn casques.
Obedient to their leader's orders the three young Englishmen remained in the thick of the crowd: together wit Deroulede they contrived to form a sturdy rampart round Juliette, effectually protecting her against rough buffetings. On their right, towards the direction of Menilmontant, the sea-mew's cry at intervals gave the strength and courage.
On, on! until my longing sight, Can fix upon that dwelling white, Beside a verdant bank that braves The ocean's ever-sounding waves; There, all alone, she loves to sing, Watching the silver sea-mew's wing.
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