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Deep Blue Thought: The Pocket University 15 June 2023

Romantic genius Lord Byron versifies the ocean.

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Brendan Howard
Jun 16, 2023
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I am very tired this morning. And now it’s afternoon.

I have written about writers on the sea and sea-faring. Here, we remarked on the dangers and glory of the men charting the waves for some gain for their families back home. Here, the sad lives of fisherman lost.

Today, Lord Byron tells us the ocean’s dangers, its unparalleled size, its lands closed to …

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