three-fork

Updated: May 24, 2025

First came great Neptune, with his three-fork mace That rules the seas, and makes them rise or fall; His dewy locks did drop with brine apace Under his diademe imperiall: And by his side his queene with coronall, Fair Amphitrite ... These marched farre afore the other crew.

Frederick Marryat - Frank Mildmay : Or, the Naval Officer