John Masefield

John Masefield was a 20th century English writer and poet, noted for his poem Sea-Fever which contained the line: "And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." This line appeared on the dedication plaque of the . 
In 2268, James T. Kirk quoted from Sea-Fever to Leonard McCoy. ()
In 2287, Leonard McCoy confused Masefield with Herman Melville while on the shuttlecraft , but was quickly corrected by Spock. ()
In 2372, Quark paraphrased Masefield's poem Sea-Fever, while aboard his ship Quark's Treasure, saying "all I ask is a tall ship… and a load of contraband to fill her with." ()
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