Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEA PIECE BY MOONLIGHT, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How sweet to mark the softened ray Last Line: Gild again the lovely scene. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Moon; Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
HOW sweet to mark the softened ray, O'er the ocean lightly play; Now no more the billows rave, Clear and tranquil is the wave; While I view the vessel glide, O'er the calm cerulean tide. Now might fays, and fairy bands, Assemble on these "yellow sands;" For this the hour, as poets tell, That oft they leave the flowery cell, And lead the sportive dance along, While spirits pour the choral song. The moonbeam sheds a lustre pale, And trembles on the distant sail; And now the silvery clouds arise, To veil the radiance of the skies; But soon I view the light serene, Gild again the lovely scene. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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