In his poem Cargoes, John Masefield describes three ships en route to various destinations with a variety of cargo on board. In the first stanza, he speaks of the Quinquireme of Nineveh, which is heading to Palestine. The ship is ferrying two kinds of exotic wood, sandalwood and cedar wood, in addition to ivory, peacocks, sweet white wine, and unspecified Apes.
In stanza two, a Spanish ship coming from the Isthmus is transporting an array of precious stones, spices, and coins. The precious stones include diamonds, topazes, emeralds, and amethysts. The spices are comprised only of cinnamon, whereas the coins are gold moidores.
The final stanza describes a British ship, traversing the waters in March. It is carrying an assortment of metallic-based material such as road-rails, cheap tin trays, iron-ware and pig-lead. It is also carrying two types of fuel, firewood and Tyne coal.
https://apps.carleton.edu/people/gsoule/Masefield/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/cargoes
Saturday, April 5, 2014
What kind of cargoes are transported by each type of ship?
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