 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
 | Franklin Thomas Baker - 1909 - 504 pages
...Or know the conquered knee ; — 5 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, 10 And there should be her grave j Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909 - 426 pages
...tread, Or know the conquered knee; — 15 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, 20 And there should be her grave : Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set ever}' threadbare sail, And... | |
 | 1914 - 656 pages
...tread. Or know the conquered knee;— The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the seal Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, Give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale I Oliver Wendell Holmes. ARBOR DAY'S SURPRISE... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker - 1910 - 504 pages
...Or know the conquered knee ; — 6 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, 10 And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give... | |
 | 1911 - 704 pages
...was so widely quoted that it had reached the volume of a war cry. Though, to be sure, he did write: O ! better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave — " that did not suggest that she be bombarded to death by the new American Navy! The monster petition... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1912 - 702 pages
...shall feel the victor's tread. Or know the conquered knee: The harpies of the shore shall pluck 15 The eagle of the sea! O, better that her shattered...shook the mighty deep. And there should be her grave: ~r Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms. The... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker - 1912 - 280 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...deep, And there should be her grave ; Nail to the must her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1912 - 696 pages
...victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee: The harpies of the shore shall pluck 15 The eagle of the seal O, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath...shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave: ao Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms. The... | |
 | Joseph Schimmel Taylor - 1912 - 270 pages
...makes strong appeal to the emotions. Take the following stanza: — "Oh, better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave! Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her gravel Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms,... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell, Francis Kingsley Ball - 1915 - 214 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...grave : Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare'sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! The fighting career... | |
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