Ay, tear her tattered ensign down ! Long has it 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 of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck,... Common School Education and Teachers World - Page 3031893Full view - About this book
| Henry Mann - 1896 - 350 pages
...destruction in 1833 : " Ay, tear the tattered ensign down ! Long has it 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 of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no... | |
| 1835 - 320 pages
...IRONSIDES.' Ay! pull her tattered ensign down, Long has it wav'd on high, And many a heart has danc'd to see That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,... | |
| 1836 - 694 pages
...followed. "OLD IRONSIDES. "Ay! pull her tattered ensign down, Long has it waved on high, And many a heart has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath...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... | |
| 1836 - 268 pages
...IRONSIDES." BY OW HOLMES. AY ! pull her tattered ensign down, Long has1 it waved on high, And many a heart has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath...with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, No more shall feel the conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall... | |
| 1838 - 434 pages
...down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky; Eeneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar — The meteor of the ocean air Sluill sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished... | |
| 1839 - 580 pages
...roar — The meteor of the ocean air Shall weep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroee' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe. When winds...o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more sli.ill feel the conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 pages
...mine. OLD IRONSIDES. AY, tear her tatter'd ensign down ! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath...deck — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below — No more shall... | |
| William McCarty - 1842 - 484 pages
...high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rung the battle-shout, The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds...deck — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below — No more shall... | |
| William McCarty - 1842 - 528 pages
...Cambridge, Massachuwtta, Av, tear her tatter'd ensign down ! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky . Beneath it rung the battle-shout, The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! Her deck — once red with... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...HOLMES. OLD IRONSIDES." AT, tear her tatter'd ensign down ! Long has it 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 of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more... | |
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