Living
Hear then the pride & knowledge of a Sailor
From An Island in the Moon (c. 1784)
Living
Hear then the pride & knowledge of a Sailor!
His sprit sail, fore sail, main sail, & his mizen.
A poor frail man — god wot! I know none frailer,
I know no greater sinner than John Taylor.
Cite this poem
MLA
Blake, William. “Hear then the pride & knowledge of a Sailor.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/118/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “Hear then the pride & knowledge of a Sailor.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/118/.
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