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4i aptain Xopwood, R ' Tl So shall thou, lest perchance thou grow wearu In the uttermost parts of the sea, ' Pray for leave, for the good of the Service, As much and as oft as may be. v these are the i2aws of the Tlavy, Unwritten and varied they be; And he that is wise will observe them, C3oing down in his ship to the sea. Count not upon certain promotion, ' But rather to gain it aspire; t hough the sight-line end on the target, here cometh, perchance, a miss-fire. As naught may outrun the destroyer, Bven so with the law and its grip, Tor the strength of the ship is the Service, And the strength of the Seivice, the ship. If ye win through an Arctic ice floe, Unmentioned at home in the ' Press, Kced it not, no man seeth the piston, ' But it driveth the ship none the less. t -ake heed what ye say of your seniors, Be your words spoken softly or plain, £est a bird of the air tell the matter, And so ye shall hear it ac ain. Canst follow the track of the dolphin Or tell where the sea swallows roam; cohere leviathan taketh his pastime; lOhat ocean he calleth his home? If ye labour from morn until even ' And meet with reproof for your toil, It is well — that the guns be humbled, he compressor must check the recoil. Even so with the words of thy seniors. And the orders those words shall convey. Bvery law is as naught beside this one — t ' hou shall not criticise, but obey! On the strength of one link in the cable, ' Dependeth the might of the chain. tOho knows when thou mayest be rested? So live that thou bearest the strain ! Saith the wise, ' Kow may I know their purpose ? T}hen acts without wherefore or why. Stays the fool but one moment to question. And the chance of his life passeth by. lOhen the ship that is tired returneth, COith the signs of the sea showinc plain, CDen place her in dock for a season. And her speed she reneweth ac ain. ' Do they growl? It is well: be thou silent. So that work c oeth forward amain; £o, the gun throws her shot to a hair ' s breath And shoutetli, yet none shall complain.
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WiBBiBtiiTi ! thcL| growl and the work be retarded? j It is ill, speak, whatever their rank; Ghe half-loaded gun also shouteth, t jBut can she pierce armor with blank? »iTOll«vJIT i» i lou nearest promotion, And the peak that is gilded is nigh, Give heed to thy words and thine actions, jCest others be wearied thereby. ' Doth the funnels make war with the paintwork? I ' Do the decks to the cannon complain? Tlay, they know that some soap or a scraper I Unites them as brothers again. It is ill for the winners to worru, tjake thy fate as it comes with a smile, And when thou art safe in the harbour ' Ghc . will envy, but may not revile. rfiRtxiMi ' Do your growl with a smile on your lip, £est ye strive and in anger be parted, ■ And lessen the might of your ship. Uncharted the rocks that surround thee, Gake heed that the channels thou learn, £est thy name serve to buoy for another Ghat shoal, the Courts-O?artial Iveturn. ' Dost think, in a moment of anq er, ' Gis well with thy seniors to fight? Ghey prosper, who burn in the morning, Ghe letters they wrote over-night. Ghouc h Armour, the belt that protects her, Ghe ship bears the scar on her side; It is well if the court accjuit thee; It were best hadst thou never been tried. Tor some there be, shelved and forgotten. With nothing to thank for their fate, Save that (on a half-sheet of foolscap), IDhich a fool ' Bad the honor to state— •Tlow these are the Caws of the ' TJavy, Unwritten and varied they be; And he that is wise will observe them, Goinc down in his ship to the sea. Dost deem that thy vessel needs gilding, And the dockyard forbear to supply; pPlace thy hand in thy pocket and gild her. ' Ghere be those who have risen thereby. As the wave rises clear to the hawse pipe, U)ashes aft, and is lost in the wake. So shall ye drop astern, all unheeded, Such time as the law ye forsake. ■fairway be crowded with shipping, T5eatinc homeward the harbour to win, t is meet that, lest ann should suffer, ,Ghe steamers pass cautiously in. How these are the £aws of the Tlavy And many and mighty are they. ' But the hull and the deck and the keel And the truck of the law is — O ' BE ' i ' .
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