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Song from Mardi
Like the fish of the bright and twittering fin, Bright fish! diving deep as high soars the lark, So, far, far, far, doth the maiden swim, Wild song, wild light, in still ocean’s dark.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
Author
Herman Melville
Born in 1819 into a once-prominent New York family, Herman Melville was
raised