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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CRESCENT MOON, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography
First Line: As though the power that made the nautilus
Last Line: And sailing onward ever seems at rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Moon; Sailing & Sailors; Sea; Ocean
First Line: As though the power that made the nautilus
Last Line: And sailing onward ever seems at rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Moon; Sailing & Sailors; Sea; Ocean
As though the Power that made the nautilus
A living glory o'er seas perilous
Scathless to roam, had from the utmost deep
Called a vast flawless pearl from out its sleep
And carv'd it crescent-wise, exceeding fair, --
So seems the crescent moon that thro' the air
With motionless motion glides from out the west,
And sailing onward ever seems at rest.
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