Samuel Whiting Poems

Samuel Whiting's Poems

The Sea
Lady of the Sea - Private Collection Connecticut, late 19th Century

 

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh's Poem

Prince Albert

Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and captain of HMS Galatea

 

A Sailor's Welcome to a Sailor Prince by Samuel Whiting

"We love thy Mother and accord to one

so dear to hear a proper homage due

May QUEEN VICTORIA'S noble SAILORS - SON

Be like his souvereign, good and true" (Ross, 28)

 

Samuel whiting wrote a Minnesota Ballad in 1856. It is worth a watch just click on the link.

Samuel whiting also wrote a Christmas Poem in 1870. It is worth a read just click on the link.

Christmas

Maritime Traditions and Superstitions at Christmastime - Meritide

  • Australian National Maritime Museum. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and captain of HMS Galatea, URI: https://www.sea.museum/2015/08/27/the-sailor-prince
  • Lady of the Sea. Artist: unknown, medium: Oil on Canvas, circa: 19th Century, Measurements 19" by 28" high, Private Collection Connecticut.
  • “Maritime Traditions and Superstitions at Christmastime.” Martide Blog, 25 Dec. 2025, blog.martide.com/christmas-maritime-traditions-superstitions/.
  • Ross, Charles, D.. Breaking the Blockade - The Bahamas during the Civil War, University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 2021.
  • Whiting, Sam. “A Minnesota Ballad.” YouTube, YouTube, 1856, www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qRIE4bAlp4.
  • Whiting, Sam. Christmas Poem, New York Times, December 25, 1870.

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