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"Sea-Fever" was a poem by 20th century Earth poet John Masefield. The poem includes the line "all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" which appeared on the dedication plaques of the USS Enterprise-A and the USS Defiant.

In 2268, James T. Kirk quoted from "Sea-Fever" to Leonard McCoy, identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")

In 2287, Kirk quoted from the poem while aboard a shuttlecraft approaching the Enterprise-A. McCoy misidentified the poem's provenance as Herman Melville, but was corrected by Spock. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

In 2372, Quark paraphrased the poem while aboard his ship Quark's Treasure, saying "all I ask is a tall ship... and a load of contraband to fill her with." (DS9: "Little Green Men")

External links

"Sea-Fever" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
"Sea-Fever" at Wikipedia
Text of "Sea-Fever"

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-'''''Sea-Fever''''' is a [[poetry|poem]] by [[20th century]] [[Earth]] poet [[John Masefield]]. The poem includes the line "''all I ask is a tall [[ship]] and a [[star]] to steer her by''" which appeared on the [[dedication plaque]]s of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|USS ''Enterprise''-A]] and the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']].
+"'''Sea-Fever'''" was a [[poetry|poem]] by [[20th century]] [[Earth]] poet [[John Masefield]]. The poem includes the line "''all I ask is a [[tall ship]] and a [[star]] to steer her by''" which appeared on the [[dedication plaque]]s of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} and the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}.
-In [[2268]], [[James T. Kirk]] quoted from ''Sea-Fever'' to [[Leonard McCoy]], identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})
+In [[2268]], [[James T. Kirk]] quoted from "Sea-Fever" to [[Leonard McCoy]], identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})
-In [[2372]], [[Quark]] paraphrased the poem while aboard his ship ''[[Quark's Treasure]]'', saying "''all I ask is a tall ship...and a load of contraband to fill her with.''" ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
+In [[2287]], Kirk quoted from the poem while aboard a shuttlecraft approaching the ''Enterprise''-A. McCoy misidentified the poem's provenance as [[Herman Melville]], but was corrected by [[Spock]]. ({{film|5}})
+In [[2372]], [[Quark]] paraphrased the poem while aboard his ship ''[[Quark's Treasure]]'', saying "''all I ask is a tall ship... and a load of [[contraband]] to fill her with.''" ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
-==External Links==
-* [http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Poetry/MasefieldSeaFever.htm Text of ''Sea-Fever]''
+==External links==
+* {{mbeta-quote}}
+* {{wikipedia-quote}}
+* [http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Poetry/MasefieldSeaFever.htm Text of "Sea-Fever"]
 [[Category:Earth literature]]