Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me - Longfellow (July)
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From: The Secret of the Sea (1850)
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
This is one of my favourite poems about the sea and Longfellow one of my favourite poets.
Features in the Inspired by the Sea volume (of course!).
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Inspired by the Sea: an anthology of poetry Link to website and book cover
From: The Secret of the Sea (1850)
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me
As I gaze upon the sea!
All the old romantic legends,
All my dreams, come back to me.
Sails of silk and ropes of sandal,
Such as gleam in ancient lore;
And the singing of the sailors,
And the answer from the shore!
Most of all, the Spanish ballad
Haunts me oft, and tarries long,
Of the noble Count Arnaldos
And the sailor’s mystic song.
Also see: Inspired by the Sea: an anthology of poetry
