Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COLUMBUS, by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER Poet's Biography First Line: Steer on, courageous sailor! Through mockery and jeering Last Line: What the one promises, the other still surely attain. Alternate Author Name(s): Schiller, Friedrich Von Subject(s): Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506); Explorers; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers | ||||||||
Steer on, courageous sailor! Through mockery and jeering while the skipper at the helm lowers a heedless hand. Always, always westward! This is where the coast must loom as it lies clear and shimmering before your mind's eye. Trust in the guiding God and follow the silent seas! If the coast was not there before, it would now rise from the waves. Nature has an eternal pact with genius; What the one promises, the other still surely attain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHACKLETON by MADELINE DEFREES AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE by ROBERT FROST CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO LIFE by JORIE GRAHAM THE HEAD ON THE TABLE by JOHN HAINES PSALM OF THE WEST: SONNET ON COLUMBUS: 1 by SIDNEY LANIER PSALM OF THE WEST: SONNET ON COLUMBUS: 2 by SIDNEY LANIER PSALM OF THE WEST: SONNET ON COLUMBUS: 3 by SIDNEY LANIER PSALM OF THE WEST: SONNET ON COLUMBUS: 4 by SIDNEY LANIER COLUMBUS [AUGUST 3, 1492] by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER CASSANDRA by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW CENTURY by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER |
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