Ode to the Great Sea-Serpent on his Wonderful Reappearance
Anon
Genre: | Poetry |
Subjects: | Monstrosities, Zoology, Taxonomy, Time, Geology, Controversy |
Ponders the nature of the 'Sea-Serpent', including the possibility that it might be a 'serpent of the mind', 'a giant adder', or an enormous fish. Discussing the possible age of the serpent, asks, 'What fossil Saurians in thy time have been?' and, 'What geologic periods has thou seen, / Long as the tail thou doubtless canst unfold?'. | |
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