Classic Poem

The hero's noble shade stands high
On yonder turret grey;
And as the ship is sailing by,
He speeds it on his way.

" See with what strength these sinews thrill'd!
This heart, how firm and wild!
These bones, what knightly marrow fill'd!
This cup, how bright it smil'd!

" Half of my life I strove and fought,
And half I calmly pass'd;
And thou, oh ship with beings fraught,
Sail safely to the last! "