1917 LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN First printed (Chatto), 1904 Reprinted 1904, '09, '10, '12 (Heinemann), 1917 London: William Heinemann, 1917 SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES To Edward John Trelawny Thalassius On the Cliffs The Garden of Cymodoce Birthday Ode Notes SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES [Pg 293] [Pg 293] DEDICATION TO EDWARD JOHN TRELAWNY A sea-mew on a sea-king's wrist alighting, As the north sea-wind caught and strained and curled The raven-figured flag that led men fighting From field to green field of the water-world, Might find such brief high favour at his hand