Haven/ships

Famous quotes containing the words haven and/or ships:

    “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir
    Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine,”
    —John Masefield (1878–1967)

    “The northern sky rose high and black
    Over the proud unfruitful sea,
    East and west the ships came back
    Happily or unhappily....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)