# VII explained — Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

> Chapter companion for Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley.

## What happens

The chapter describes a voyage across the ocean toward Britannia's distant shore, with the travelers marveling at the vast expanse of the sea.

## Character check-ins

### Britannia

Britannia is referenced as the distant shore toward which the voyage is directed.

## Key lines

> While for Britannia’s distant shore We sweep the liquid plain, And with astonish’d eyes explore The wide-extended main.

As we sail swiftly across the ocean toward Britain's faraway coast, we gaze in wonder at the vast, open sea.

_The speaker describes a journey across the Atlantic, emphasizing the awe inspired by the ocean's immensity._

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