The corsair; a romantic legend of Hell Gate / illustrating the beauty of innocence. Date of the action: Midsummer, 1627

A romantic verse narrative follows a notorious pirate captain and his sheltered daughter as their voyage brings them into violent encounters, storms, and the perilous strait famed for shipwrecks. The poem chronicles naval combat, ominous portents, a hurricane-driven chase, and the daughter's innocent viewpoint amid her father's ill-gotten wealth and hidden treasure. Interwoven are sketches of local geography and maritime life, atmospheric descriptions of islands and reefs, and reflections on the sea's beauty and menace, concluding with elegiac meditations on fate, loss, and the costs of a life of violence.