Ocean

From “The Course of Time,” Book I. GREAT Ocean! strongest of creation’s sons, Unconquerable, unreposed, untired, That rolled the wild, profound, eternal bass In nature’s anthem, and made music such As pleased the ear of God! original, Unmarred, unfaded work of Deity! And unburlesqued by mortal’s puny skill; From age to age enduring, and unchanged, Majestical, inimitable, vast, Loud uttering satire, day and night, on each Succeeding race, and little pompous work Of man; unfallen, religious, holy sea! Thou bowedest thy glorious head to none, fearedst none, Heardst none, to none didst honor, but to God Thy Maker, only worthy to receive Thy great obeisance.

Collection: 
English
1818
Robert Pollok
Sub Title: 
VII. The Sea

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