Two seas, amid the night,
  In the moonshine roll and sparkle—
Now spread in the silver light,
  Now sadden, and wail, and darkle.

The one has a billowy motion,
  And from land to land it gleams;
The other is sleep’s wide ocean,
  And its glimmering waves are dreams.

The one, with murmur and roar,
  Bears fleets around...