“Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea, Why takest thou its melancholy voice, And with that boding cry Along the waves dost thou fly? Oh! rather, bird, with me Through this fair land rejoice!” LittlesVoiceSeaLandCryBirdFairsWaveMelancholyRejoiceDwellers Author:Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
“There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor's dress, especially to a young mind, which has done more to man navies, and fill merchantmen, than all the pressgangs of Europe.” MenMindDoneStoriesYoungSongSeaEuropeSightDressesMereShipsNavySailorYoung MindsWitchery Author:Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
