I do remember how, when very young, br I saw the great sea first, and heard its swell br As I drew nearer, caught within the spell br Of its vast size and its mysterious tongue. br How the floor trembled, and the dark boat swung br With a man in it, and a great wave fell br Within a stone's cast! Words may never tell br The passion of the moment, when I flung br All childish records by, and felt arise br A thing that died no more! An awful power br I claimed with trembling hands and eager eyes, br Mine, mine for ever, an immortal dower.- br The noise of waters soundeth to this hour br When I look seaward through the quiet skies.