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The fisherman's wife stood on the beach	A
One chilly April day	B
And far out on the lake she look'd	C
And o'er the waves away	B
	-
The ice which late had spann'd for miles	D
This rolling inland sea	E
Had now releas'd its wintry grasp	F
The long pent waves were free	E
	-
And now resistlessly they roll'd	G
And frightful was the sound	H
As cakes of ice dash'd to and fro	I
Against each other ground	H
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A north west wind had lately lash'd	J
The waves to fury wild	K
But now they fast were sinking down	L
Like tam'd and frighten'd child	K
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The woman caught their soughing sound	H
As tho' she heard a groan	M
And heard them roll upon the beach	A
With sad and solemn moan	M
	-
For late with wild hilarious glee	E
Their reckless course had run	N
And now it seem'd as if they thought	O
Of all the ill they'd done	N
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The fisherman's wife stood on the beach	A
And still her eyes did strain	P
To catch of mast or sail a glimpse	Q
Upon the inland main	P
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The woman turn'd her from the beach	A
Loose flow'd her streaming hair	R
And louder than the white rob'd gull	S
She shriek'd in wild despair	R
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Three days ago her husband had	T
For wife and children's sake	U
Dar'd changeful gales and floating ice	V
Upon the treach'rous lake	U
	-
With two stout hearts he left the shore	W
To reach the fishing grounds	X
Undaunted by the freezing winds	Y
Or ice floes crushing sounds	X
	-
They reach'd the grounds but scarce had turn'd	Z
Upon the homeward track	A2
When came the wild nor'wester down	L
On their frail fishing smack	A2
	-
Yes wring your hands thou fisher's wife	B2
For thou hast cause to wail	C2
For him who left the fishing grounds	X
In that wild north west gale	C2
	-
'Mid frozen snow and blocks of ice	V
And fiercely rolling waves	D2
He and his little crew went down	L
Uncoffin'd to their graves	D2

Thomas Frederick Young

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