As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean

E. Duncan

1862

Wood engraving

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, p. 16

Lines illustrated:

Day after day, day after day,
We stuck nor breath, nor motion,
As idle as a painted ship,
Upon a painted ocean

Formatting, image capture, and text by George P. Landow.

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