Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NO SHIPWRECK OF VIRTUE. TO A FRIEND, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou sail'st with others, in this argus here Last Line: And 'midst a thousand gulfs to be secure. Subject(s): Disasters; Shipwrecks | ||||||||
Thou sail'st with others, in this Argus here; Nor wrack, or Bulging thou hast cause to feare: But trust to this, my noble passenger; Who swims with Vertue, he shall still be sure (Ulysses-like) all tempests to endure; And 'midst a thousand gulfs to be secure. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WRECK OF THE THRESHER by WILLIAM MEREDITH EX-VOTO FOR A SHIPWRECK by AIME CESAIRE CAESAR'S LOST TRANSPORT SHIPS by ROBERT FROST AFTER THE SHIPWRECK by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: SIBYLLA'S DIRGE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE by WILLIAM COWPER A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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