• What man is there so bold that he should say,
    “Thus, and thus only, would I have the Sea”?
    For whether lying calm and beautiful,
    Clasping the earth in love, and throwing back
    The smile of Heaven from waves of amethyst;
    Or whether, freshened by the busy winds,
    It bears the trade and navies of the world
    To ends of use or stern activity;...

  • What man is there so bold that he should say,
    “Thus, and thus only, would I have the Sea”?
    For whether lying calm and beautiful,
    Clasping the earth in love, and throwing back
    The smile of Heaven from waves of amethyst;
    Or whether, freshened by the busy winds,
    It bears the trade and navies of the world
    To ends of use or stern activity;...