"I to the ocean gave / My mind, and thoughts as restless as the wave"
— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Author
Work Title
Date
1838
Metaphor
"I to the ocean gave / My mind, and thoughts as restless as the wave"
Metaphor in Context
--"I to the ocean gave
My mind, and thoughts as restless as the wave.
Where crowds assembled I was sure to run,
Hear what was said, and muse on what was done.
To me the wives of seamen loved to tell
What storms endanger'd men esteem'd so well;
No ships were wreck'd upon that fatal beach
But I could give the luckless tale of each.
In fact, I lived for many an idle year
In fond pursuit of agitations dear:
For ever seeking, ever pleased to find
The food I sought, I thought not of its kind.
My mind, and thoughts as restless as the wave.
Where crowds assembled I was sure to run,
Hear what was said, and muse on what was done.
To me the wives of seamen loved to tell
What storms endanger'd men esteem'd so well;
No ships were wreck'd upon that fatal beach
But I could give the luckless tale of each.
In fact, I lived for many an idle year
In fond pursuit of agitations dear:
For ever seeking, ever pleased to find
The food I sought, I thought not of its kind.
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Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Date of Entry
03/07/2006
