Deeper wisdom than thou knowest;
Lore, which man should study slowly;
Bold faith and cheer,
Small marinere.
Are thine within thy pearly dwelling;
Thine, a law of life compelling
Obedience, perfect, simple, glad and free,
To the Great Will that animates the sea."
(Hartley Coleridge.)
You should read these exquisite lines with deep attention. There is an allusion in the second verse to the common notion that the form of a ship was first taken from the Nautilus; and, indeed, there is a very distinct resemblance in a part of the shell to the keel, and in another part to the poop. The sails and oars you will see best in the picture.