The Breaking Waves Dashed High (The Pilgrim Fathers)

Unpaginated. Gilt decor of windmill overlooking ships at sea and waves crashing against the rocks on front board. Engraved illustrations and title page by Miss L.B. Humphrey. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic status.