Moods of the Sea: Masterworks of Sea PoetryGeorge C. Solley, Eric Steinbaugh |
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Page 64
... reef of coral Where the sea - birds faintly quarrel And the breakers on the reef Fade into a dream of grief , And the palm - trees overhead Whisper that all grief is dead . Sister Sunlight , lead me then Into thy healing seas again ...
... reef of coral Where the sea - birds faintly quarrel And the breakers on the reef Fade into a dream of grief , And the palm - trees overhead Whisper that all grief is dead . Sister Sunlight , lead me then Into thy healing seas again ...
Page 106
... Reef top - sails , reef ! the master calls again . The halyards and top - bow - lines soon are gone , To clue - lines and reef - tackles next they run : The shivering sails descend ; the yards are square ; Then quick aloft the ready ...
... Reef top - sails , reef ! the master calls again . The halyards and top - bow - lines soon are gone , To clue - lines and reef - tackles next they run : The shivering sails descend ; the yards are square ; Then quick aloft the ready ...
Page 109
... reef the main - sail they repair ; While some above the yard o'er - haul the tye , Below , the down - haul tackle others ply ; Jears , lifts , and brails , a seaman each attends , And down the mast its mighty yard descends . When lower ...
... reef the main - sail they repair ; While some above the yard o'er - haul the tye , Below , the down - haul tackle others ply ; Jears , lifts , and brails , a seaman each attends , And down the mast its mighty yard descends . When lower ...
Common terms and phrases
ancient Mariner beat beneath billows blow blue boat breath breeze calm Captain captain's gig clouds cold crew cries D. H. LAWRENCE dark dead dear death deck deep Don John dream drowned E. E. Cummings earth EDMUND SPENSER eyes fear fish foam friends gale green hand hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW JOHN MASEFIELD John of Austria keel land laugh light lips look Lord loud mast mate moon never night o'er ocean OGDEN NASH poems poets Port Admiral reef roar rocks roll round RUDYARD KIPLING sail sailor salt sand ship shore sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep song soul sound stars storm surges sweet tell tempest thee thou thunder tide trail vessel voice voyage WALT WHITMAN waves Wedding-Guest whale wild WILLIAM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wreck
References to this book
Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes Jill B. Gidmark No preview available - 2001 |