 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 eagle of the sea!  New National First [-fifth] Reader - Page 338by Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1887 - 476 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! 0 better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, _.~ And give her to the god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! LXXVH.— THE LAST LEAF. OV... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1887 - 596 pages
...shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O better that her shattered...the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, Vnd give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE LAST LEAF. I SAW him once before,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1887 - 410 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! 0 better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, ind give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE LAST LEAF. I SAW him once before,... | |
 | Elbridge Streeter Brooks - 1888 - 348 pages
...more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea. O, better that her shattered...there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy rlag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms — The lightning and the gale."... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1889 - 450 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! 0 better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, ind give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE LAST LEAF. I SAW him once before,... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1889 - 468 pages
...strain of his song : "()! better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave : Her thunder shook the mighty deep, and there should be her grave....her holy flag, set every threadbare sail, And give her_to the God of storms, the lightning, and the gale." 63. What is said of the Constitution's fame... | |
 | John White Chadwick - 1889 - 240 pages
...who scout her glorious tradition. " Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave I Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave. Nail to the mast her tattered flag, Set every thread-bare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the... | |
 | 1889 - 934 pages
...and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native shore. n. GOLDSMITH— The Tra ifller. Line 217. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, ' And give her to the (rod of storms. The lightning and the gale. 0. HOLMES-.I MetricnJ Essay. Down to the Plymouth Rock,... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1889 - 478 pages
...the magic wand of the poet, Dr. Holmes, was most effective. This is the closing strain of his song : "O! better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave : Her thunder shook the mighty deep, and there should be her grave. Nail to the mast her holy flag, set every... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - 450 pages
...shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O better that her shattered...the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, \nd give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE LAST LEAF. I SAW him once before,... | |
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