Halcyons ye by the flowing sea br Waves that warble twitteringly, br Circling over the tumbling blue, br Dipping your down in its briny dew, br Spi-i-iders in corners dim br Spi-spi-spinning your fairy film, br Shuttles echoing round the room br Silver notes of the whistling loom, br Where the light-footed dolphin skips br Down the wake of the dark-prowed ships, br Over the course of the racing steed br Where the clustering tendrils breed br Grapes to drown dull care in delight, br Oh! mother make me a child again just for to-night! br I don't exactly see how that last line is to scan, br But that's a consideration I leave to our musical man.