The Far Side of The World - Ships

Famous quotes containing the word ships:

“Haven’t you heard, though,
About the ships where war has found them out
At sea, about the towns where war has come
Through opening clouds at night with droning speed
Further o’erhead than all but stars and angels
And children in the ships and in the towns?”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)

“A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

“I saw three ships go sailing by,
Over the sea, the lifting sea....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)