| Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922. | | | | Cargoes | | By John Masefield (1878–1967) |
| | | QUINQUIREME of Nineveh from distant Ophir | |
| Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, | |
| With a cargo of ivory, | |
| And apes and peacocks, | |
| Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine. | 5 |
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| Stately Spanish galleon coming from the Isthmus, | |
| Dipping through the Tropics by the palm-green shores, | |
| With a cargo of diamonds, | |
| Emeralds, amethysts, | |
| Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold moidores. | 10 |
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| Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke-stack, | |
| Butting through the Channel in the mad March days, | |
| With a cargo of Tyne coal, | |
| Road-rails, pig-lead, | |
| Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays. | 15 | | | |
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