Home-Thoughts, from the Sea by Robert Browning
At sea at sunset, the speaker watches Cape Saint Vincent recede, with Trafalgar ahead and Gibraltar in the distance. As a planet rises over Africa, the speaker turns to God in praise and prayer and urges anyone doing likewise to ask how they can repay England's help.
By Robert Browning · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Patriotic Poetry · 112 words
First lines
Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the Northwest died away; / Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay; / Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay; / In the dimmest Northeast distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray; / "Here and here did England help me: how can I help England? " -- say, / Whoso turns as I, this evening, turn to God to praise and pray, / While Jove's planet rises yonder, silent over Africa.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Browning
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Patriotic Poetry
- Length: 112 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Seven rhyming lines present a speaker's evening observations and personal response in praise and prayer.
- Patriotic Poetry — The speaker urges those praying to acknowledge England's help and ask what they can do for England.
Tags
patriotism · sea voyage · sunset · prayer · England · coastal landmarks