We could not speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot.
I think this is a way to say they were speechless? I do enjoy this way if telling it
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- Jan 2026
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Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.
we love slimy things in the ocean
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'Twas right, said they, such birds to slay, That bring the fog and mist.
I wonder what kind of birds these must be if they are "to slay" but I do think when they say "that bring fog and mist" it refers to when birds fly away from storms
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With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled.
I enjoy how they describe a what i assume to be a dangerous storm,
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Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon—' The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, For he heard the loud bassoon
I believe is a way of saying they are excited, a bassoon lovely instrument and I think they are excited because is officially starting or to start soon
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