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In The Harbor
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Becalmed
Becalmed upon the sea of Thought,
Still unattained the land it sought,
My mind, with loosely-hanging sails,
Lies waiting the auspicious gales.
On either side, behind, before,
The ocean stretches like a floor,—
A level floor of amethyst,
Crowned by a golden dome of mist.
Blow, breath of inspiration, blow!
Shake and uplift this golden glow!
And fill the canvas of the mind
With wafts of thy celestial wind.
Blow, breath of song! until I feel
The straining sail, the lifting keel,
The life of the awakening sea,
Its motion and its mystery!
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Chicago:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Becalmed," In The Harbor, ed. Callaway, Morgan, Jr., 1962- in The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (New York: George E. Wood, 1850), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H7FGCTS26Q11MMM.
MLA:
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Becalmed." In The Harbor, edited by Callaway, Morgan, Jr., 1962-, in The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, New York, George E. Wood, 1850, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H7FGCTS26Q11MMM.
Harvard:
Longfellow, HW, 'Becalmed' in In The Harbor, ed. . cited in 1850, The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, George E. Wood, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H7FGCTS26Q11MMM.
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