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"Build me straight, O worthy Master! / Stanch and strong, a goodly vessel, / That shall laugh at all disaster, / And with wave and whirlwind wrestle!"
The merchant's word / Delighted the Master heard; / For his heart was in his work, and the heart / Giveth grace unto every Art.