Sea-Fever
"Sea-Fever" was a poem by 20th century Earth poet John Masefield. The poem includes the line "all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" which appeared on the dedication plaques of the  and the . 

In 2268, James T. Kirk quoted from "Sea-Fever" to Leonard McCoy, identifying it only as a poem from 20th century Earth. ()

In 2287, Kirk quoted from the poem while aboard the shuttlecraft  as it was approaching the Enterprise-A. McCoy misidentified the poem's provenance as Herman Melville, but was quickly corrected by Spock. ()

In 2372, Quark paraphrased the poem while aboard his ship Quark's Treasure, saying "all I ask is a tall ship... and a load of contraband to fill her with." ()

External links
 
 
 Text of "Sea-Fever"
Earth literature