P. Oxy. iii. 1903, no. 425, p. 72. "Sailor's Song"
"Sailors who skim deep waters, Tritons of the briny waves, and Nilots who sail in happy course upon the smiling waters, tell us, friends, the comparison of the ocean with the fruitful Nile"
P. Oxy. xi. 1915, no. 1383, p. 236. "Sailor's Song"
"I used to command the Rhodian winds and the quarters of Ocean, when I wanted to sail, when I wanted to stay there, I used to say to the quarters of Ocean, “Let not the seas be smitten! Subdue the Ocean to the seafarers! Lo, in full strength the wind is rising! Shut up your storm-winds, Night, and make the waters smooth to cross!”
From the Loeb Classical Library.