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On a tall cliff that overhung the deep	A
A maniac stood He heeded not the sweep	A
Of the swift gale that lashed the troubled main	B
And spread with showery foam the watery plain	B
His reckless foot was on the dizzy line	C
That edged the rock impending o'er the brine	C
His form was bent and leaning from the height	D
Like the light gull whose wing is stretched for flight	D
Far down beneath his feet the surges broke	E
Above his head the pealing thunders spoke	E
Around him flashed the lightning's ruddy glare	F
And rushing torrents swept along the air	F
But nought he heeded save a gallant sail	G
That on the sea was wrestling with the gale	G
Far on the ocean's billowy verge she hung	H
And strove to shun the storm that landward swung	H
With many a tack she turned her bending side	I
To the rude blast and bravely stemmed the tide	I
In vain the bootless strife with fate is o'er	J
And the doomed vessel nears the iron shore	K
A mighty bird she seems whose wing is rent	L
By the red shaft from heaven's fierce quiver sent	L
Her mast is shivered and her helm is lashed	M
Around her prow the kindled waves are dashed	M
And as an eagle swooping in its might	D
Toward the dark cliff she speeds her headlong flight	D
She comes she strikes the trembling wave withdraws	N
And the hushed elements a moment pause	N
Then swelling high above their helpless prey	O
The billows burst and bear the wreck away	O
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One look to heaven the raptured Maniac cast	P
One low breathed murmur from his bosom passed	P
'God of the soul and sea I read thy choice	Q
Told by the shipwreck and the whirlwind's voice	Q
In this dread omen I can trace my doom	R
And hear thee bid me seek an ocean tomb	R
Like the lost ship my weary mind hath striven	S
With the wild tempest o'er my spirit driven	S
That strife is done and the dim caverned sea	T
Of this wrecked bosom must the mansion be	T
Thou who canst bid the billows cease to roll	U
Oh smooth a pillow for my weary soul	U
Watch o'er the pilgrim in his shadowy sleep	A
And send sweet dreams to light the sullen deep '	-
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Thus spoke the maniac while above he gazed	V
And his pale hands beseechingly upraised	V
Then on the viewless wind he swiftly sprung	H
And far below his senseless form was flung	H
A thin white spray told where he met the wave	W
And battling surges thunder o'er his grave	W

Sam G. Goodrich

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