Phlegmatic Performances by a Longshoreman

turgid flood all on a summer's day pity no comment sickly hues of shallow water pleasant contemplation under his window no comment shallow waves that rolled work has little variety no comment lack of vigour under his window no comment shallow waves no comment heavy seas would be sacrilege fitted to imitate uninspiring forms no comment excelled at calms seemed never to escape shipping on the thames and other similar subjects

all is harmonious, even tender, almost to weakness                   he is reputed to have excelled at calms                   why did real seamen remember monamy and scorn scott?                   because scott never painted anything remotely similar to the above scenes

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