 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...  THE CHIEF AMERICAN POETS - Page 355by CURTIS HIDDE PAGE - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Elbridge Streeter Brooks - 1888 - 348 pages
...relic. The old frigate is now an annex to the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar ; The meteor of...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea. O, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - 1888 - 476 pages
...battle-shout, And burst the cannon's roar;— The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more I Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the seal Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 656 pages
...waved on 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...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 pages
...on 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...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave' Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - 1890 - 410 pages
...sky ; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar, — The meteor of the ocean air Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea. Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ! Her thunders shook the mighty deep... | |
 | 1890 - 744 pages
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 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 314 pages
...waved on 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...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 314 pages
...waved on 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...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
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