THE hero's noble shade stands high <br /> <br />On yonder turret grey; <br />And as the ship is sailing by, <br /> <br />He speeds it on his way. <br /> <br />"See with what strength these sinews thrill'd! <br /> <br />This heart, how firm and wild! <br />These bones, what knightly marrow fill'd! <br /> <br />This cup, how bright it smil'd! <br /> <br />"Half of my life I strove and fought, <br /> <br />And half I calmly pass'd; <br />And thou, oh ship with beings fraught, <br /> <br />Sail safely to the last!"<br /><br />Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-spirit-s-salute/
