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THE SHIP STARTING by WALT WHITMAN

Poet Analysis

First Line: LO! THE UNBOUNDED SEA!
Last Line: THEY SURROUND THE SHIP WITH SHINING CURVING MOTIONS AND FOAM.
Subject(s): SCIENCE; SCIENTISTS;
Lo, the unbounded sea,
On its breast a ship starting, spreading all sails,
carrying even her moonsails,
The pennant is flying aloft as she speeds she speeds so
stately -- below emulous waves press forward,
They surround the ship with shining curving motions and foam.



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