Oh, the palms grew high in Avés and fruits that shone like gold, And the colibris and parrots they were gorgeous to behold; And the negro maids to Avés from bondage fast did flee, To welcome gallant sailors a-sweeping in from the sea.Oh, sweet it was in Avés to hear the landward breeze, A-swing with good tobacco in a net between the trees, With a negro lass to fan you while you listen’d t the roar Of the breakers on the reef outside that never touched the shore.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Oh, the palms grew high in Avés and fruits that shone like gold, And the colibris and parrots they were gorgeous to behold; And the negro maids to Avés from bondage fast did flee, To welcome gallant sailors a-sweeping in from the sea.Oh, sweet it was in Avés to hear the landward breeze, A-swing with good tobacco in a net between the trees, With a negro lass to fan you while you listen’d t the roar Of the breakers on the reef outside that never touched the shore." in the context of "Charles Kingsley, "The Last Buccaneer", sts. 4–5" to mean that wisdom is timeless.