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I thought I'd give the quiz a kickstart with this easy poser...

Someone in the adventures quotes the first stanza of a poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

I'd like to know who quotes it and the book and page please.

I believe it's Longfellow's 1893 poem The Secret of the Sea, which is quoted by Haddock on page 32 of Red Rackham's Treasure:

Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me
As I gaze upon the sea!
All the old romantic legends,
All my dreams, come back to me.

Unless it's one of Longfellow's lesser-known works:

We're the jolly Jolly Follies
Hey nonny no
Hey nonno no

:p

Well done Richard!
Herge's original text almost matches the forth stance of Le Lac, a poem by Lamartine:

Un soir, t'en souvient-il ? nous voguions en silence;
On n'entendait au loin, sur l'onde et sous les cieux,
Que le bruit des rameurs qui frappaient en cadence
Tes flots harmonieux.

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Ahoy there Richard!

It is indeed quoted by Haddock on page 32 of Red Rackham's Treasure, just prior to almost providing a shark with a nice little snack.

And thanks also to yamilah for supplying us with the extra fascinating facts.

A hearty slap on the back, a slog of rum, and one more point to you!