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From the point of view of sea narratives, many of Mase- 
field’s shorter poems are well worth reading. Among these 
we have “ The Wanderer ” — a story of a ship in its fight 
against adverse weather and of its final coming into port 
after long absence ; “ The River ” is the tragedy of the 
loss of a fine ship just as she makes the Hoogly and for sheer 
power in the description of terror this is hard to beat ; but 
by far the finest of his sea poems is “ Dauber ” which is 
full of the glowing colours of the sea and his description of 
the ship, nearing Cape Horn, in the fog is full of mystery 
and sombre grandeur. His novels “ Captain Margaret,” 
“ Jim Davis,” and “ Martin Hyde,” should be read by all 
who love the old world of the sea, but it is in his poems 
that his best work lies. 
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