Question

what does this statement means??
Yea,slimy things did crawl with
legs
Upon the slimy sea.
It's from the rime of the ancient mariner.....stanza 133

Answer 1

Rime Of An Ancient Mariner

This statement means that the environment was so suffocated that the small organisms that live inside the ocean came at the surface of the see to get some oxyzen and fresh are to breath.
But at the surface also air was not available.

@Marcia Royal