. The ephebic oath . ! speech the call in Lowells line, well worthyof the Greek, Aye to the Ages drowsy bloodStill shouts the inspiring sea. On Mile Rock stands a temple of the foaming crest and placid tide, it looksindifferently on each, deaf to the wooing ofPoseidon, sing he ever so softly or storm injealous rage. Just beyond are the Seal Rocks. Unknownto Cabrillo, unseen by Drake, these hesperianoutposts were first sighted from the sea, oneAugust afternoon in 1775 by Juan de Ayala,master of the paquebot San Carlos, alias Toy sonde Oro (Golden Fleece). The master hadbeen commissi
. The ephebic oath . ! speech the call in Lowells line, well worthyof the Greek, Aye to the Ages drowsy bloodStill shouts the inspiring sea. On Mile Rock stands a temple of the foaming crest and placid tide, it looksindifferently on each, deaf to the wooing ofPoseidon, sing he ever so softly or storm injealous rage. Just beyond are the Seal Rocks. Unknownto Cabrillo, unseen by Drake, these hesperianoutposts were first sighted from the sea, oneAugust afternoon in 1775 by Juan de Ayala,master of the paquebot San Carlos, alias Toy sonde Oro (Golden Fleece). The master hadbeen commissioned to find the entrance tothe Bay of San Francisco. 33 THALAS5ATHALASSA. Since that lone vessel answering the summerwind, steered bravely through the Gate, howvast the company that has passed this way. jEyes dry and moist have scanned each pin- jnacle and seam; and many a traveller marked ;his journeying begun or his wandering endedas these Farallones in miniature came intoview. Across the water Bonita juts out the north a low-lying headland, Duxbury,is often mistaken for a dimmer headlandfarther west, the promontory of the King,la punta de los Reyes. Where else could be sofitting site for Temple of the Winds ? HereSciron and Boreas, warders of the North, joinhands and hold high revel. In vain themaster of the southeast gale, cloaked Eurus,warns the invaders back. Tumultously they 34 THALASSATHALASSA
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