 Her deck once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle...  The Land We Live in: Or, The Story of Our Country - Stran 205avtor: Henry Mann - 1896 - 336 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1879 - 250 strani
...high, And man}' an eye has danced to gee That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar : The meteor of the ocean...every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning, and the gale ! " There, my boy, learn that to say at school, and think of '... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 354 strani
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea 1 Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! HOLIIES. SWEET HOME. 'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may... | |
 | William Gordon McCabe - 1879 - 174 strani
...shattered hnlk Shonld sink heneath the wave ; Her thnnders shook the mighty deep, And there shonld he her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning, and the gale ! OHVEB WENDELL HOLMES. MONTEREY. \Ve were not many — we who... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - 1880 - 408 strani
...tread, Or know the conquered knee-, — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.' 1 The famous American ship of war, the... | |
 | Moses King - 1880 - 44 strani
...In this granary were made the sails of the frigate " Constitution," so famous in the war of 1812. " Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should...every threadbare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and the gale." THE BACK-BAY DISTRICT AND THE VENDOME. A part of the forces that... | |
 | John McGovern - 1880 - 762 strani
...great verse, referring to " Old Ironsides," a naval superannuary, worn out in service of the country: Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and the gale. " The One-Hoss Shay " describes the building of a carriage on scientific... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - 1880 - 352 strani
...sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave ; :%;~3Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms. The lightning and the gale ! HOLMES. eMV ••*• ----- - - - -_ _ .-=•- r^:r=- r=j- •... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1881 - 254 strani
...high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar : The meteor of the ocean...every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning, and the gale ! " There, my boy, learn that to say at school, and think of '... | |
 | Jacob W. Shoemaker - 1881 - 220 strani
...roar: The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with hero's bleed, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying...every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning, and the gale ! READY FOR A KISS. MAMMA, I 's been washin', Don't you see I has?... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1881 - 120 strani
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! 29 LANGUAGE. SOME words on LANGUAGE may be well applied, And take... | |
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