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For things we never mention, / For Art misunderstood -- / For excellent intention / That did not turn to good; / From ancient tales' renewing, / From clouds we would not clear -- / Beyond the Law's pursuing / We fled, and settled here.
We took no tearful leaving, / We bade no long good-byes; / Men talked of crime and thieving, / Men wrote of fraud and lies. / To save our injured feelings / 'Twas time and time to go -- / Behind was dock and Dartmoor, / Ahead lay Callao!