SHIPS THAT SAIL IN THE NIGHT DYSART McMULLEN
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in Munsey’s Magazine
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“Not a light visible. Not a man above the deck.”—From a correspondent’s description.
HAIL and farewell, Ships that pass to the sea! Hail and a long farewell, Soldiers of destiny! Not with rolling of drums, Not with music and songs, Not with laughter and weeping, Or cheering of passionate throngs; But silently, as is fitting, Gray ghosts passing from sight; Great ships like sea-gulls flitting Against the curtain of night.