Nature

Home-Thoughts, from the Sea

by Robert Browning 1812–1889

From Dramatic Lyrics (1842)

Nature

Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the Northwest died away;
Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay;
Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay;
In the dimmest Northeast distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray;
"Here and here did England help me: how can I help England?"--say,
Whoso turns as I, this evening, turn to God to praise and pray,
While Jove's planet rises yonder, silent over Africa.

MLA

Browning, Robert. “Home-Thoughts, from the Sea.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/browning_r/28/.

Chicago

Browning, Robert. “Home-Thoughts, from the Sea.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/browning_r/28/.

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