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" 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... "
An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's ... - Page 150
edited by - 1900 - 878 pages
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The Universal Songster and Museum of Mirth: A Collection of ..., Volume 2

1835 - 320 pages
...conqueror's tread, Or know the conquered knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...the god of storms — The lightning and the gale! COLUMBIA'S GREAT GLORY. HAI/LOW'D the birth-day of liberty's nation, Sacred the flame on her altar...
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The Laurel: a Gift for All Seasons: Being a Collection of Poems

1836 - 268 pages
...conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...god of storms — The lightning and the gale ! THE SEA-BIRD'S SONG. fcY JO ' BRAINARD. ON the deep is the mariner's danger, On the deep is the mariner's...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 1; Volume 7

1836 - 694 pages
...tread Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! "Oh better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...to the god of storms — The lightning and the gale !" Here H a little song — very touching and very grand— by the most highly-gifted and deeply lamented...
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A Trip to Boston: In a Series of Letters to the Editor of the United States ...

Enoch Cobb Wines - 1838 - 236 pages
...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...the god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! 7 as the battle-axe of Richard, fell like a thunder-bolt on John Bull. The tone of the London Quarterly...
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Rural Repository, Volumes 14-15

1838 - 434 pages
...The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! •. Oh, better that her shattered hull Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...God of storms The lightning and the gale! The Last Walk. BY MRS. LH SIGOUHSEV. THR vernal sky was soft and pure, The cottage garden fair j And feeble...
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Selections from the American Poets, Issue 111

William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 pages
...tread, Or know the conquer'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck Oh ! better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE TREADMILL SONG. THE stars are rolling in the sky, The earth rolls on below, And we can feel the rattling...
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Naval

William McCarty - 1842 - 484 pages
...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...her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! 74 A SAILOR'S LIFE. How bless'd the life a sailor leads, From clime to clime still ranging, For as...
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The Poets and Poetry of America: With an Historical Introduction

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...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 god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! STANZAS. STRANGE ! that one lightly-whisper'd tone Is far, far sweeter unto me, Than all the sounds...
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Songs, Odes, & Other Poems, on National Subjects: Comp. from ..., Volume 2

William McCarty - 1842 - 528 pages
...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...her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! 74 A SAILOR'S LIFE. How bless'd the life a sailor leads, From clime to clime still ranging, For as...
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Readings in American Poetry

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 280 pages
...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 god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! • Written when it was proposed to break up the frigate Constitution, as unfit for service. THE...
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