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... New National First [-fifth] Reader - Page 338by Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1861 - 304 pages
...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...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 0 better that... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...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. 2 Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, AVhcn winds were hurrying... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...1 AY, tear her tattered ensign down I Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. 2 Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1864 - 444 pages
...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...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 O better that... | |
| James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - 1864 - 200 pages
...on high, And many an eye has danced to see 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, once red with hero's blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood And waves were... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - 1865 - 564 pages
...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...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 eagle of the... | |
| John Dudley Philbrick - 1866 - 174 pages
...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...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 eagle of the... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...has danced to Bee That banner in the sky ; Beneath It rung the battle-shoot, And burst the cannon's roar; The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no morel Oil, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 pages
...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...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 O, better that her... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 372 pages
...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...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 eagle of the... | |
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