The Chambered Nautilus

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul(
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each suceeding
Year launch thee farther,
Thou ship of the great sea, for the vast
Ocean day
Shall be thine endless dwelling place.

About Oliver Wendell Holmes

American physician and poet. His witty, accessible verse, including "Old Ironsides," made him one of the Fireside Poets.

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