| Ocean and the Dead | | | | The Dead: | ‘Dost dare to rouse us from our sleep, | | Eternal, given of God, O Deep?’ | | | | Ocean: | ‘A thunder on your bones! In life | | You waged with me your pigmy strife.’ | | | | The Dead: | ‘Living, but humble mariners we; | | Dead, Ocean, what are we to thee?’ | | | | Ocean: | ‘You hoped to find within your graves | | Eternal refuge from my waves.’ | | | | The Dead: | ‘Living, we faced thee full of fears; | | Dying, thy roar was in our ears.’ | | | | Ocean: | ‘Dead, I will break your bones for ever. | | Man may forgive, but Nature never.’ | | | | Andamans, 1886-7. | In 1740 the cemeteries of Dunwich were laid bare by the sea.
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