King of the Southern Sea, The

DESCRIPTION: "The whale is free ... He lives for a thousand years ... king of the boundless sea." His oil light's lamps, "so useful, so bless'd a thing ... Hail him"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1845 (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
KEYWORDS: commerce sea nonballad whale
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 229, "The King of the Southern Sea" (2 texts)
Roud #31407
File: FJSB229

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