本节书写了诗人少年时记忆中的故乡风景，表现诗人充满浪漫幻想。“极乐仙境”(the Hesperides)是希腊神话中，吃后能使人长生不老的金苹果生长的地方。第七行中“it murmurs and whispers still”是拟人修辞手法，“it”指上一行中的 “the burden of that old song”。

I remember the black wharves and the slips,

我记得乌黑的码头和船台，And the sea-tides tossing free;

海上恣意奔腾的波浪;

And Spanish sailors with bearded lips,

满嘴胡须的西班牙水手，

And the beauty and mystery of the ships,

一艘艘船舶的壮丽与神奇，

And the magic of the sea.

茫茫大海迷人的魔力。

And the voice of that wayward song

那萦回不去的执拗歌声

Is singing and saying still:

仍然在又讲又唱：

“A boy’s will is the wind’s will,

“少年的愿望就是风的愿望，

And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.”

青春的遐想是多么悠长悠长。”

该节反映了波特兰作为国际海港的一面，轮船与大海在少年诗人稚嫩的心灵里充满神奇与磁力。第六至七行中“the voice of that wayward song/ Is singing and saying still”

是拟人修辞手法。

I remember the bulwarks by the shore,

我记得岸边的防御工事，

And the fort upon the hill;

记得山头耸立的碉楼;

The sunrise gun, with its hollow roar,

朝阳的大炮隆隆怒吼，

The drum-beat repeated o'er and o'er,

鼙鼓喧天响不休，

And the bugle wild and shrill.

号角激昂锐利地吹奏。

And the music of that old song

那首老歌的悠扬曲调

Throbs in my memory still:

依然跳动在我的心头：

“A boy’s will is the wind’s will,

“少年的愿望就是风的愿望，

And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.”

青春的遐想是多么悠长悠长。”

在历史上波特兰曾几经战火洗礼，在1812-1815年的英美战争中，1813年在该市附近海域，美国的“”号与英国的“拳击师”号战舰发生激战，双方舰长均阵亡，后并排葬于曼乔伊山公墓;该市至今仍存有战场部分遗迹。后一节里的海战就指本次战役。第六至七行中“the music of that old song / Throbs in my memory still”采用了拟人修辞手法。

I remember the sea-fight far away,

我记得那次远处的海战，

How it thundered o’er the tide!

炮声在滚滚海浪上震荡;

And the dead captains, as they lay

两位牺牲的舰长，在墓中安躺，

In their graves, o’erlooking the tranquil bay,

俯看着宁静的海湾Where they in battle died.

那就是他们战死的沙场。 　And the sound of that mournful song

那哀怨的歌声，

Goes through me with a thrill:

震颤我的心房： “A boy’s will is the wind’s will,

“少年的愿望就是风的愿望，

And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.”

青春的遐想是多么悠长悠长。”