Who said “Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false…”?

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Matthew Arnold. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"A Summer Night", st. 5 (1855)

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“Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore.”
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Arnold, M. (n.d.). Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21889-still-bent-to-make-some-port-he-knows/

MLA

Arnold, Matthew. “Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21889-still-bent-to-make-some-port-he-knows/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Arnold, Matthew. “Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21889-still-bent-to-make-some-port-he-knows/.