The Ship

    There was no song nor shout of joy
    Nor beam of moon or sun,
    When she came back from the voyage
    Long ago begun;
    But twilight on the waters
    Was quiet and grey,
    And she glided steady, steady and pensive,
    Over the open bay.

    Her sails were brown and ragged,
    And her crew hollow-eyed,
    But their silent lips spoke content
    And their shoulders pride;
    Though she had no captives on her deck,
    And in her hold
    There were no heaps of corn or timber
    Or silks or gold.

John Collings Squire, Sir

John Collings Squire, Sir

John Collings Squire, also known as Sir John Squire, was an influential British poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor of the early 20th century. He is best known for his role as editor of the London Mercury, a powerful literary journal of the time. Squire was a leading figure in the Georgian poetry movement, which sought to return English poetry to its traditional form and diction.

John Collings Squire, Sir

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