Arrival
Now let the anchor find some long-sought hold
In deep dim waters off this purple shore –
Come you, and firmly fold
Salt-crusted sails away, that never more
Shall scud on stormy seas:
For here are the Hebrides.
Hamish Maclaren
Now let the anchor find some long-sought hold
In deep dim waters off this purple shore –
Come you, and firmly fold
Salt-crusted sails away, that never more
Shall scud on stormy seas:
For here are the Hebrides.
from Sailor with Banjo: entertainment in rhyme and song (Macmillan, 1930)
Reproduced by kind permission of the estate of Hamish Maclaren.