My bed is like a little boat; Nurse helps me in when I embark; She girds me in my sailor's coat And starts me in the dark. At ni
ght I go on board and say Good-night to all my friends on shore; I shut my eyes and sail away And see and hear no more. And sometimes things to bed I take, As prudent sailors have to do; Perhaps a slice of wedding-cake, Perhaps a toy or two. All night across the dark we steer; But when the day returns at last, Safe in my room beside the pier, I find my vessel fast. In the first stanza of the poem, why does the speaker say the nurse "starts me in the dark"?
Mushrooms are a popular food in france which grows underground so, only pigs are able to find the right place to dig for them with their sense of smell.
All of these claims he makes about oppressing East Asian trade are reasons to fight against European powers. He believes that war will reduce their influence in Asia and is the best course of action.
