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Comment 7 of 37, added on January 21st, 2005 at 11:23 AM.
As a young child I had very long hair and my older
brothers would take my hair out of the two braids and
mess with it till it was hanging over my face and allover my head --- then
they'd scream "the wreck of the hesperus". I was never sure exactly what
they meant, but it was fun, but now I understand.
Suzanne from United States
Comment 6 of 37, added on January 6th, 2005 at 6:04 PM.
Thanks, Deb. When my mother hasn't combed her hair for the day or hasn't
had a perm in awhile, she always says, "I look like the wreck of the
'Hespers.'" I did a search, and I finally found out what she is talking
about!
Debbie from United States
Comment 5 of 37, added on January 3rd, 2005 at 5:20 AM.
Just a bit of trivia really, however there may be others who can relate. My
father once called me 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' when I arrived home from
school after walking through a huge storm and strong winds. In those days
we didn't ask questions we just listened. Now after surfing the net, I came
accross this interesting information. Thank you, now I know what 'The Wreck
of the Hesperus' was. Only I survived :)
Deb Cummins from Australia
Comment 4 of 37, added on November 29th, 2004 at 9:17 PM.
There actually should be an indent in every other line of the poem starting
with the 2nd line for people using this poem.
Meg
Comment 3 of 37, added on November 10th, 2004 at 10:04 AM.
If you didn't know already.. The Hesperus is an actual sailing vessel
located in Port Charles, England.
Jackson Milo Millson from Australia
Comment 2 of 37, added on October 10th, 2004 at 11:29 PM.
Norman's Woe is an area of shore in Cape Ann, Massachusetts. I figured
others might be curious... ^_^
Jenny Kaye from United States
Comment 1 of 37, added on September 2nd, 2004 at 12:14 PM.
I understand that the Wreck of the Hesperus was not a true story but was
based on the many wrecks in that area and some of the things that could
have or did happen.
Lorna Fryer
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As a young child I had very long hair and my older
brothers would take my hair out of the two braids and
mess with it till it was hanging over my face and allover my head --- then
they'd scream "the wreck of the hesperus". I was never sure exactly what
they meant, but it was fun, but now I understand.
Suzanne from United States