Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BELL AT SEA, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When the tide's billowy swell Last Line: Stern though it be! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Bells; Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
WHEN the tide's billowy swell Had reached its height, Then tolled the rock's lone bell Sternly by night. Far over cliff and surge Swept the deep sound, Making each wild wind's dirge Still more profound. Yet that funereal tone The sailor blessed, Steering through darkness on With fearless breast. E'en so may we, that float On life's wide sea, Welcome each warning note, Stern though it be! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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