Living
Old Counsel
From John Marr and Other Sailors (1888)
Living
Come out of the Golden Gate,
Go round the Horn with streamers,
Carry royals early and late;
But, brother, be not over-elate—
All hands save ship! has startled dreamers.
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Codex Note
Of The Young Master of a Wrecked California Clipper
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MLA
Melville, Herman. “Old Counsel.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/melville/83/.
Chicago
Melville, Herman. “Old Counsel.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/melville/83/.
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