Famous Quotes | I saw him beat the surges under...

I saw him beat the surges under him,
And ride upon their backs. He trod the water,
Whose enmity he flung aside, and breasted
The surge most swoll’n that met him.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Francisco, in The Tempest, act 2, sc. 1, l. 115-8. Telling Alonso that his son may be safe.

Categories: Courage, Dramatist, Sea, Swimming

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