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... ocean basins , or , falling upon the continental masses , drained away to become sea . That primeval ocean , growing in bulk as the rains slowly filled its basins , must have been only faintly salt . But the falling rains were the ...
... ocean basins , or , falling upon the continental masses , drained away to become sea . That primeval ocean , growing in bulk as the rains slowly filled its basins , must have been only faintly salt . But the falling rains were the ...
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... Ocean's Nursling Underneath Day's azure eyes Ocean's nursling , Venice lies , A peopled labyrinth of walls , Amphitrite's destined halls , Which her hoary sire now paves With his blue and beaming waves . Lo ! the sun upsprings behind ...
... Ocean's Nursling Underneath Day's azure eyes Ocean's nursling , Venice lies , A peopled labyrinth of walls , Amphitrite's destined halls , Which her hoary sire now paves With his blue and beaming waves . Lo ! the sun upsprings behind ...
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... ocean , at midnight in a rising gale - cut off even from our one dubious refuge . ' It was the time , if ever , to conquer weakness . A mad gaiety surged through me as I drank the wind and pressed forward . It seemed but a minute or two ...
... ocean , at midnight in a rising gale - cut off even from our one dubious refuge . ' It was the time , if ever , to conquer weakness . A mad gaiety surged through me as I drank the wind and pressed forward . It seemed but a minute or two ...
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A. C. SWINBURNE aboord ALFRED LORD TENNYSON aloft anchor astern beach Bird blowing boat bows breakers broken calm captain clouds coast course crew cried Cruiser danger dark dead deck deep drowned EDMUND SPENSER eyes feet fell fish fleet foam Fu-Kien gale gone H. M. TOMLINSON hand harbour head heart HERMAN MELVILLE HILAIRE BELLOC hour island JOHN KEATS JOHN MASEFIELD JOSHUA SLOCUM knew land light looked Lord mainsail mast master mate Messrs miles Moby Dick moon morning never night oars ocean Odysseus once overboard passed port R. H. DANA rain reef rigging river roar rock rolled round running sail sailors sand seamen seemed ship ship's shippe shore side sight spray storm suddenly swell things thou thought tide took topsail turned unto vessel voyage watch waves weather WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wreck yards