THOU hast not here the limit of a shore; CHARLOTTE FISK BATES. THE OCEAN. THE Ocean at the bidding of the moon And reaching those on mountain heights above, CHARLES TURNI R. FRAGMENTS. THE SEA-SHORE. I have seen ; A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Is to the ear of Faith; and there are times, Don Juan, Cant. iii. BYRON. Behold the threaden sails, Borne with the invisible and creeping wind, Draw the huge bottoms through the furrowed sea, Breasting the lofty surge. King Henry V. Act iii. Chorus. Sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for the isles Of Javan or Gadire, SHAKESPEARE. With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Samson Agonistes. Hearts of oak are our ships, Hearts of oak are our men. Hearts of Oak. MILTON. D. GARRICK. God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea Light shining out of Darkness. M. PARKER. T. H. BAYLY. COWPER. Seas Rough with black winds, and storms Booki. Ode 5. Translation of MILTON. HORACE. Her deck is crowded with despairing souls, Bertram. C. MATURIN. As is the ooze and bottom of the sea King Henry V., Acti. Sc. 2. No, here's to the pilot that weathered the storm. The Pilot that weathered the Storm. G. CANNING. THE LOW COUNTRIES. To men of other minds my fancy flies, Fierce o'er the wreck the whelming waters The crowded mart, the cultivated plain, A new creation rescued from his reign. O Victor Emmanuel the King, The sword be for thee, and the deed. And nought for the alien, next spring, Nought for Hapsburg and Bourbon agreed, But for us, a great Italy freed, with a hero to head us... our King Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Man wants but little have below: "For wants that little. Long?" Iis not with me exactly so: My wants are many, and if tokl And were each wish a mint of gold John Quincy Adams. Washington 21. August 1846 |