Or where the Northern ocean, in vast whirls, Boils round the naked melancholy isles Of farthest Thule, and th' Atlantic surge Pours in among the stormy Hebrides.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Describes the rough, cold ocean and distant islands with a sense of wild beauty.
- In plain terms
- The northern ocean and islands are stormy and wild.
- What can you take from it?
- Nature can be wild and remote.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What wild places call to you?
- How does nature make you feel?
Another view
Such places are often harsh and uninhabitable.
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