"He knows enough, the mariner, who knows  Where lurk the shelves, and where the whirlpools boil,  What signs portend the storm: to subtler minds  He leaves to scan, from what mysterious cause  Charybdis rages in the Ionian wave;  Whence those impetuous currents in the main  Which neither oar nor sail can stem; and why  The roughening deep expects the storm, as sure  As red Orion mounts the shrouded heaven." - John Armstrong

John Armstrong: He knows enough, the mariner, who knows Where lurk the...

20 views
0

"He knows enough, the mariner, who knows Where lurk the shelves, and where the whirlpools boil, What signs portend the storm: to subtler minds He leaves to scan, from what mysterious cause Charybdis rages in the Ionian wave; Whence those impetuous currents in the main Which neither oar nor sail can stem; and why The roughening deep expects the storm, as sure As red Orion mounts the shrouded heaven." - John Armstrong

Uploaded 7 years ago