CENTURIA V · QUATRAIN XXXV
The Stone-Bellied Sea
Par cite franche de la grand mer Seline,
Qui pone encores a l'estomac la pierre:
Angloise classe viendra soubs la bruine,
Un rameau prendre, du grand ouverte guerre.
By the free city of the great sea of Selene,
which still bears in its stomach the stone:
the English fleet will come beneath the drizzle,
to take a branch, of the great war opening.
THE MASTER SAYS…
Brenda said: “He says that this quatrain relates to events that occurred in early American history, when America was considered by many to be an independent country, but Great Britain had not yet recognized it. The great crescent of the sea with a stone in its stomach refers to the Caribbean Sea, which was originally formed as a result of a large meteorite falling to Earth and forming a round sea. The meteorite that caused this is still buried on the seabed. He says that during what is now called the ‘War of 1812,’ the British blockaded the American coast to prevent trade with France, as well as the slave trade. No. He meant New Orleans as a free city, because at that time it was still a French possession. It was a French city and an open port, hence a free city, an open port where both British and American ships could enter. He also called it a free city because so-called ‘free people of color’ also lived there. Yes, but it is on the Gulf Coast. Yes, but it is a continuation of the Caribbean Sea, and it was formed as a result of the same event — a meteorite falling to Earth. He says that what actually happened was this: a group of meteorites fell to Earth. Two large ones fell there and formed the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. He says that this refers to the English fleet blockading the American coast. Initially they entered under the cover of fog. They were there to prevent trade and the young United States from obtaining necessary military supplies from France to fight the British.”