John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7154 Epes Sargent 1813-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7154 |
| AUTHOR: | Epes Sargent (1813–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | A life on the ocean wave! A home on the rolling deep, Where the scattered waters rave, And the winds their revels keep! Like an eagle caged I pine On this dull unchanging shore: Oh give me the flashing brine, The spray and the tempest’s roar! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Life on the Ocean Wave. |