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From Raleigh's Devon hills the misty sea / Climbs ever westward till it meets the sky, / And silently the white-fleeced ships go by, / And mount and mount up the long azure lea, / Peaceful as sheep at night that placidly / Climb the tall downs to quiet pastures high, / Assured no foes dare lurk, no dangers lie / Where still abides their shepherd's memory. / Well did men name him "Shepherd of the Seas," / Who knew so well his shepherd's watch to keep, / Driving the Spanish wolves with noble rage: / Forsaking Pomp and Power and Beds-of-ease / To herd his mighty flock through every Deep / And make of every sea their common pasturage.