I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

John Masefield

Sea-Fever

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Topic

Sailing Ocean and sea

Author

John Masefield

Source

Sea-Fever

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Masefield, John. "Sea-Fever." Salt-Water Ballads. London: Grant Richards, 1902, I. 1.

Current Citation

Masefield, John. "Sea-Fever." Sea Fever: Selected Poems of John Masefield, edited by Philip W. Errington. Carcanet Press, 2005, I. 1.

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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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Current Citation

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Chicago and New York: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1899, ch. 6.

Current Citation

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