 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
 | Ira Nelson Hollis - 1900 - 348 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! " Oh 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, And give her to the god of... | |
 | 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 hulk Should sink beneath the wave ! Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The... | |
 | Joel Cook - 1900 - 700 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 benenth the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave : Nail to the... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1903 - 260 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...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... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1903 - 108 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; ss 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, vi And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | 1904 - 496 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck is The eagle of the sea ! Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave ; 20 Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms,... | |
 | 1904 - 562 pages
...winds were hurrying o'er the flood And waves were white below, 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, Aud there should be her grave: Nail to the mast her holy flag, iSet every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | Joe Mitchell Chapple - 1905 - 504 pages
...shall feel the victors' tread, Or know the conquered knee; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! O better that her shattered...shook the mighty deep. And there should be her grave; jNaii to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail. And give her to the god of storms, —... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - 1907 - 348 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee;— The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! '6 Oh, 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... | |
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