The Arctic Queen
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Description
A long poem in parts, The Arctic Queen is dedicated to Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, commander of the Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. The dedication praises Kane's enterprise, courage, and heroic self-devotion, and calls him discoverer of the open polar sea. No author's name is printed on the pages shown.
Part First seats its queen, Oene, on an everlasting throne built at the steady center of the world. She waits for the middle hour of night to call her court. Her fair island sits in an ocean of lasting calm, ringed by the Frigid Zone like a silvery wall of snow. The verse dwells on pearls, pale light, and a realm defended from all storm and sudden change.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 94 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |