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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FIRST VOYAGE OF JOHN CABOT [1497], by KATHARINE LEE BATES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He chases shadows,' sneered the british tars Last Line: "fair fall the shadow-seekers!"" quoth the king." Subject(s): America - Exploration; Cabot, John (1450-1499) | |||
"HE chases shadows," sneered the British tars. "As well fling nets to catch the golden stars As climb the surges of earth's utmost sea." But for the Venice pilot, meagre, wan, His swarthy sons beside him, life began With that slipt cable, when his dream rode free. And Henry, on his battle-wrested throne, The Councils done, would speak in musing tone Of Cabot, not the cargo he might bring. "Man's heart, though morsel scant for hungry crow, Is greater than a world can fill, and so Fair fall the shadow-seekers!" quoth the king. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MOUNTAIN SOUL (KATHARINE COMAN) by KATHARINE LEE BATES A SONG OF RICHES by KATHARINE LEE BATES A STRANGER IN SEYTHOPOLIS by KATHARINE LEE BATES AT CAMDEN by KATHARINE LEE BATES AUTUMN WEATHER by KATHARINE LEE BATES BRIEF LIFE by KATHARINE LEE BATES BROADCAST by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHRISTMAS AFTER WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES DAWN AT LEXINGTON by KATHARINE LEE BATES DESPISED AND REJECTED by KATHARINE LEE BATES |
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