O sure the greedy wretch is pent
- DMI number:
- 30920
- First Line:
- O sure the greedy wretch is pent
- Last Line:
- Salt water is the mark of sorrow
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quatrain abab
- Themes:
- Grief / sadness / melancholy, Science[navigation], and Travel[ship]
- First Line:
- Oh may the worthy wight be blessed
- Last Line:
- Then wash you well in briny pickle
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- The Poetical Calendar. Vol. X. For October. [T146608]
- Page No(s):
- pp.121-122
- Poem Title:
- Salt Water.
- Attribution:
- By a Gentleman of the Navy.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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