 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...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 120edited by - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1881 - 410 pages
...shout, And burst the cannon's roar ; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood^ Where knelt...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,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1881 - 1078 pages
...shout, And burst the cannon's roar;— The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood Where knelt...knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The engle of the sea! O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook... | |
 | Jacob W. Shoemaker - 1881 - 220 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1881 - 120 pages
...shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds werfa hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 pages
...battle-shont, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! bj ߏ ! Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Brander Matthews - 1882 - 318 pages
...shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, 106 When winds were hurrying o'er the flood And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 398 pages
...sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air 2. Her deck — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! 3. O, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1883 - 396 pages
...Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air 347 2. Her deck — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! 3. O, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Mary Wilder Tileston - 1883 - 338 pages
...shout, And burst the cannon's roar, — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt...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,... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 396 pages
...sky ; Beneath it rung the battle-shout And burst the cannon's roar : The meteor of the ocean air 2. .Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea. 3. Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave : Her thunders shook the mighty... | |
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