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Louis Untermeyer: Only of thee and me
Only of thee and meLouis UntermeyerOnly of thee and me the night wind sings, Only of us the sailors speak at sea, The earth is filled with wondered whisperings Only of thee and me.Only of…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Called Back
by EmilyDickinsonMelodies UnheardCalled Back Called Back Just lost when I was saved! Just felt the world go by! Just girt me for the onset with eternity, When breath blew back, And on the…Poem: Setting Sail
Poem 81 Poem 83 Setting Sail Exultation is the going Of an inland soul to sea, - Past the houses, past the headlands, Into deep eternity! Bred as we, among the mountains, Can the sailor…Walt Whitman: Passage to India, Part 4
Part 4Passage to India! Struggles of many a captain, tales of many a sailor dead, Over my mood stealing and spreading they come, Like clouds and cloudlets in the unreach'd sky.Along all…Aesop's Fables: The Stag with One Eye
by Aesop The Crow and the SwanThe Fly and the Draught-MuleThe Stag with One Eye A Stag, blind of one eye, was grazing close to the sea-shore and kept his sound eye turned towards the land…Where is the Island of Goree?
The Question: Where is the Island of Goree? The Answer: The Island of Goree is located off the coast of the West African country of Senegal. It was discovered by Portuguese sailors in 1444…Classical Mythology: Crime and Punishment: The Long Way Home
Crime and Punishment: The Long Way HomeClassical MythologyCrimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsAssembling the ArgonautsIn Search of AdventureWitch Way to the Golden FleeceCrime and…William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe sea-coastEnter Viola, a Captain, and SailorsViolaWhat country, friends, is this?CaptainThis is Illyria, lady.ViolaAnd what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium.…Paul Cuffe Biography
Paul Cuffe ship captain, merchant, and abolitionistBorn: January 17, 1759 Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Mass. Paul Cuffe was born in colonial Massachusetts as a free Black person. Cuffe's mother was…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 39
Part 39The friendly and flowing savage, who is he? Is he waiting for civilization, or past it and mastering it?Is he some Southwesterner rais'd out-doors? is he Kanadian? Is he from the…