(The Seaside: The Lighthouse by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.)
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'Sail on! ' it says, 'sail on, ye stately ships!
And with your floating bridge the ocean span;
Be mine to guard this light from all eclipse,
Be yours to bring man nearer unto man! '
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**The poet shares the unique purpose and endurance of the light house.
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(The Seaside: The Lighthouse by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.) ... 'Sail on! ' it says, 'sail on, ye stately ships! And with your floating bridge the ocean span; Be mine to guard this light from all eclipse, Be yours to bring man nearer unto man! ' ____________________________________ **The poet shares the unique purpose and endurance of the light house.