Cape of Storms
James Montgomery
Cape of storms, thy spectre fled,
See, the angel Hope, instead,
Lights from heaven upon thine head;
And where Table-mountain stands,
Barbarous hordes from desert sands
Bless the sight with lifted hands.
This fragment is from the long poem A Voyage Round the World.
Main Location:
Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape, South Africa - Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, South Africa
Other locations:
Cape Point - the Cape of Storms. Also called the Cape of Good Hope
The poet James Montgomery