 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, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1884 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1925 - 1016 pages
...Or know ihe conquered knee; — • The harpit« of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the seal Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep. And thi're should bo her grave. Nail to the mast her holy flag. Set every threadbare sail, And give her... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - 362 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 wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, Anil there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 424 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...Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should he her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, ind give ter to the god of... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 204 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; i5 The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, 20 And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | Walter Léon Hess - 1891 - 308 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; is The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, 20 And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | Edward William Cole - 1892 - 412 pages
...knee : — The harpies of the shore shall pluck the eagle of the sea I Oh, better that her shatter'd hulk should sink beneath the wave ! . . . Her thunders...shook the mighty deep, and there should be her grave I Nail to the mast her holy flag — set every threadbare sail — And give her to the God of storms,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1896 - 500 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...thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her g-ave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms,... | |
 | Walter Learned - 1897 - 338 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 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... | |
 | Lucy Langdon Williams Wilson - 1900 - 120 pages
...shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — A meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more ! O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...mighty deep, And there should be her grave ; Nail to her mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning... | |
 | Frank Townsend Southwick - 1900 - 476 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...beneath the wave ! Her thunders shook the mighty deep, Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning... | |
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