I. HARK, hark! methinks I hear the seamen call, The boist'rous seamen say, Bright Castabella, come away! The wind sits fair, the vessel's stout and tall, Bright Castabella, come away! For Time and Tide can never stay. II. Our mighty Master Neptune calls aloud, The Zephyrs gently blow, The Tritons cry, You are too slow, For every Sea-nymph of the glittering crowd Has garlands ready to throw down When you ascend your wat'ry throne. III. See, see! she comes, she comes, and now adieu! Let's bid adieu to shore, And to all we fear'd before; O Castabella! we depend on you, On you our better fortunes lay, Whose eyes and voice the winds and seas obey. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: 110 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TO THE DAISY (2) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH CHARACTERS: MARY HOLLAND ENFIELD by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD WEDNESDAY IN Y' HOLY WEEK by JOSEPH BEAUMONT MEMORIES by MINNIE MCKINNON BOGGS KLAMATH SUMMER by VIRGINIA WHITE BROWN |