The narrator quoted this work to illustrate how Longfellow captured the beliefs of sailors regarding St. Elmo's stars, referencing glimmering lanterns on masts predicting foul weather.
Last night I saw Saint Elmo's stars with their glimmering lanterns all at play on the tops of the masts and the tips of the spars and I knew we should have foul weather today
— Episode: The Mystery of Fairy Lights (October Bon...
Episode: The Mystery of Fairy Lights (October Bonus #5)
The narrator quoted this work to illustrate how Longfellow captured the beliefs of sailors regarding St. Elmo's stars, referencing glimmering lanterns on masts predicting foul weather.
Last night I saw Saint Elmo's stars with their glimmering lanterns all at play on the tops of the masts and the tips of the spars and I knew we should have foul weather today