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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD FERRYMAN, by ANTIPHILUS OF BYZANTIUM First Line: Glaucus, the islander, whose ferry crossing Last Line: Across the styx the veteran might ferry. Subject(s): Ferry Boats | |||
GLAUCUS, the islander, whose ferry crossing Brought travellers to Thasos from the land, Skilled ploughman of the sea, who even a-dozing Guided his rudder with unfailing hand, Grown old, a torn sea-tatter, near the mark Of death, yet would not quit his ancient wherry; With him, his shell they burned, that his own bark Across the Styx the veteran might ferry. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ECHO AND THE FERRY by JEAN INGELOW RECUERDO by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE BOATMAN by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI LETTER WRITTEN ON A FERRY WHILE CROSSING LONG ISLAND SOUND by ANNE SEXTON CROSSING BROOKLYN FERRY by WALT WHITMAN VILLANELLE OF CITY AND COUNTRY by ZOE AKINS THE PENDULUM by JURGIS BALTRUSHAITIS ON A FERRY BOAT by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON A FRESHET by ANTIPHILUS OF BYZANTIUM |
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