feet. "Suppose," I said, "you represent him as having killed one of these birds on entering the South Sea, and that the tutelary spirits of those regions take upon them to avenge the crime. The incident was thought fit for the purpose and adopted accordingly." Notes References External links "Uncovered: the Man Behind Coleridge's Ancient Mariner" by Vanessa Thorpe (31 Jan­u­ary 2010) in The Observer Facsimile of first edition with engraved map and plates of George Shelvocke's Voyage Round the World by Way of the Great South Sea (1726) from Google Books 1675 births 1742 deaths 18th-century English writers Circumnavigators of the globe English privateers History of Baja California Writers from Shropshire Royal Navy officers Freemasons of the Premier Grand Lodge of England British military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession Military personnel from Shropshire