John Masefield Quote

I must go down to the sea...to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by......

John Masefield

I must go down to the sea...to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by......

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About John Masefield

John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon-on-Thames. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". Shortly after his death his house (Burcote Brook) burned down and was later replaced by a Cheshire Home named after him.