Quote#Wisdom
He laid his hand upon "the Ocean's mane,"
Quote byRobert Pollok · 1798–1827
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Course of Time (published 1827), Book iv, line 689. Compare: "And I have loved thee, Ocean! … And laid my hand upon thy mane,—as I do here", Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812-1818), Canto IV, st. 184..
English (original)
He laid his hand upon "the Ocean's mane," And played familiar with his hoary locks.
— Robert Pollok
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