UNION, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate! We know what Master laid thy keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils... The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow ... - Page 155edited by - 1905 - 713 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1851 - 786 pages
...Sail on, O UNION, strong and great ! Humanity, with all its fears, With all its hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what master...of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock ! Tis of the wave, and not the rock ; Tis bnt the flapping of the sail And not a rent made by the gale... | |
| 1824 - 706 pages
...Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate! We know what Master...of thy hope! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'T is but the flapping of a sail, And not a rent made by the gale... | |
| 1850 - 664 pages
...Sail on, 0 UNION, strong and great ! Humanity 'with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what Master...of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, Tis of the wave and not the rock ; Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale!... | |
| 1850 - 642 pages
...Sail on, O UNION, strong and great ! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what Master...sound and shock, T is of the wave and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest... | |
| Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - 1846 - 510 pages
...what master laid thy keel, What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mnst, each sail, each rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what...sound and shock 'T is of the wave, and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 476 pages
...Sail on, O UNION, strong and great ! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what Master...not the rock ; 'T is but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on... | |
| 1850 - 618 pages
...and great! Humanity with all ils fears, With all the hope of future years, Is banging breathless ou thy fate ; We know what master laid thy keel, What...what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope." They will cheer on this noble ship; they will stand by this Constitution ; they will adhere to this... | |
| 1851 - 856 pages
...on, Ú UNION, strong and great ! Humanity, with all its fears, With all its hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what master...of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock ! Tis of the wave, and not the rock ; "1'is but the napping of the sail And not a rent made by the... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...Sail on, O UNION, strong and great ! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what Master...of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock • 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the... | |
| 1851 - 608 pages
...Sail on, О UNION, strong and great! Humanity, with all its fears, With all its hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what master...of thy hope ! Fear not each sudden sound and shock ! 'Tis of the wave, and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail And not a rent make by the... | |
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