—“I’ll see this aerish beast whereof you speak. + 

I’ll share the watch with you.”⁠—“Nay, little One, + 

Begone. You are of earth. The flesh is weak⁠ ⁠…” + 

—“What is the flesh to me? My course is run, + 

All but some deed still waiting to be done, + 

Some moment I may rise on, as the boat + 

Lifts with the lifting tide and steals afloat. + 