Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . ere laden with glittering gold. It was gold that was pure, and of that Iam sure By the way that it blazed in the sun,And I hadnt a doubt Id contrive to findout How his glittering burden was won:So I gave him good cheer, and I bade himdraw near,And tell me the tale of his cruise,But he grinned in my face as he stuck tohis place,And told not a word of his news. I spoke of the main and the galleons ofSpain, With a glance at the gold that he bore,And made a bold bid by a word aboutKidd And the treasures he buried ashore:I hinted
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . ere laden with glittering gold. It was gold that was pure, and of that Iam sure By the way that it blazed in the sun,And I hadnt a doubt Id contrive to findout How his glittering burden was won:So I gave him good cheer, and I bade himdraw near,And tell me the tale of his cruise,But he grinned in my face as he stuck tohis place,And told not a word of his news. I spoke of the main and the galleons ofSpain, With a glance at the gold that he bore,And made a bold bid by a word aboutKidd And the treasures he buried ashore:I hinted with smiles at the FortunateIsles, At the Indies, Brazil, and Peru,But my bold buccaneer only said with aleer: Aha! Dont you wish that you knew? And before I had found to what port hewas boundHe had hoisted a gossamer sail,And, with never a word, he sailed off likea bird On a favoring westerly gale:And Im sure that his gold he had storedin the hold,For no glint of it greeted my view,But Im bound to confess that he made agood guess,For I reallv do wish that I knew!.
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