Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: KNIGHT O' THE SEA He rides through raving storm to-day, like knight with helm and shield, Lord d' the sea redressing wrongs he rides, he rides afield; The stinging salt is in his face, the wind screams past his ear As the good steed leaps through roaring waves like a lusty light-limbed deer. Knight o' the Sea he rides afield to keep the open road Where the trader comes with an English song astride of his golden load, From Auckland up to Plymouth Sound the path is swept and clean By the man who rides on the horse that wears the harness of the Queen. His armour is a suit o' blue and he wears no iron mask, But his lady's colours are there to see on his royal sea-drenched casque; His royal sea-drenched casque, my lads, where writ in solemn gold Flames " Terrible " as " Temeraire " flamed in the days of old. Light was his heart and glad his eye—but clenched his iron fists— When far afield the clarion rang shrill challenge to the lists; KNIGHT O' THE SEA 21 O then he rode with dripping spurs, till drenched in frothing spray He swung his charger up and drew the rein in Durban Bay. He guards the Ocean as he goes through wildering fields of foam, But never a hand steals through to force the fastening of his Home, And safe from jealous plunderer our England takes her sleep While her Knight o' the Sea on his royal steed rides over the open Deep. His armour is a suit o' blue and he wears no iron mask, But his lady's colours are there to see on his royal sea-drenched casque; His royal sea-drenched casque, my lads, where writ in solemn gold Flames " Powerful" as " Victory " flamed in the days of old. OUR IMPOSING FLEET [" If such returns are to be published they should certainly exclude from th...