 O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be 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!  A School Reader - Page 300by Fanny E. Coe - 1908Full view - About this book
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves...No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquer'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O, better that her shatter'd... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 280 pages
...the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquer'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O, better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, 5 When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves...No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquer'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck 10 The eagle of the sea ! Oh ! better that her... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 pages
...Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves...white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or feel the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh ! better that... | |
 | 1845 - 288 pages
...sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, Where winds were hurrying o'er the flood And waves were...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,... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...Shall sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves...No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquer'd knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh, better that her shatter'd... | |
 | 1848 - 276 pages
...Shall sweep the clouds no more. 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 conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1848 - 332 pages
...flood, And waves were white below — No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquer'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh ! better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave : Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1850 - 310 pages
...Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves...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,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1850 - 310 pages
...Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds Were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves...conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
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