Literary notes about harbor (AI summary)
In literature, "harbor" serves as a rich and multifaceted term that evokes both tangible and symbolic safe havens. It frequently denotes a physical refuge—a strategic or picturesque port that shelters ships or signifies a place of arrival and departure ([1], [2], [3])—while also suggesting a repository for memories and emotions, ranging from quiet nostalgia to deep-seated sentiments ([4], [5], [6]). In some narratives, the word accentuates nature’s beauty and the reflective quality of water as it meets the land ([7], [8], [9]), whereas in others it is integral to dramatic historical maneuvers or military strategy ([10], [11]). This dual character of "harbor" enriches the text by blurring the boundaries between the literal and figurative, making it a versatile device in both scenic description and emotional introspection.
- To overcome this obstacle Scipio conceived and executed a startling operation, namely, the damming of the narrow entrance to the harbor.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 by Cassius Dio Cocceianus - She was coming out of Marseilles harbor, and was standing out to sea rapidly, her sharp prow cleaving through the waves.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - It sits on low hills that slope to the harbor—a harbor that looks like a river, and is as smooth as one.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - But it seems as if part of me was buried over there in that little harbor graveyard—and it hurts so much that I'm afraid of life.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - “Yes,” said Hawkeye, rousing himself again; “'tis as you say, too late to harbor further thoughts about it.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper - This is most of all unfortunate for the persons who harbor these emotions.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous - Inside the bar the harbor shone like a pavement of pearl.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - It looks to the sunset and has the great blue harbor before it.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - Beyond her was a purple sky, flowering with stars over the harbor.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - The Christian ships in the mouth of the harbor had flanked and retarded this naval attack.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - When the English fleet came in sight, La Galissonière stood out to meet it and bar the entrance to the harbor.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan
