Old Counsel Poem by Herman Melville

Old Counsel

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_Of The Young Master of a Wrecked California Clipper_

Come out of the Golden Gate,
Go round the Horn with streamers,
Carry royals early and late;
But, brother, be not over-elate--
_All hands save ship!_ has startled dreamers.

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Topic(s) of this poem: brother
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Herman Melville

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