The oceans cover an immense expanse--ranging over three-fifths of the world. Beyond the boundless nature of these bodies of water that surround the globe, the seas have inspired some of the greatest tales and legends in literary history. Whether you like to imagine mermaids, magical lands beneath the waves, or you simply enjoy watching the waves and walking on the beach, the sea offers something for everyone. Read lines about the sea. Dream of the sea...

• The Odyssey - Homer
• Sea Dreams - Lord Alfred Tennyson
• The Little Mermaid - Hans Christian Anderson
• As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life - Walt Whitman
• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• The Welsh Fairy Book - W. Jenkyn Thomas
• By the Sea - Christina Georgina Rossetti
• The City in the Sea - Edgar Allan Poe
• Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold
• The People of the Sea
• Sea Literature

"Why does the sea moan evermore?" Read about sea literature.