 | 1853 - 458 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Alfred Bate Richards - 1853 - 162 pages
...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...No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquer'd knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O better that her... | |
 | 1854 - 576 pages
...has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see that banner in the sky l — Beneath it rang the battle-shout, and burst the cannon's roar ; The...harpies of the shore shall pluck the eagle of the sea ' O, better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave ! Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1854 - 324 pages
...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...conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck O better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Popular educator - 1854 - 922 pages
...high ; And many an eye has danced to seo That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the...No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conqucr'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh ! better that her shatter'd... | |
 | Rufus Claggett - 1855 - 208 pages
...high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rang the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar ; The meteor of the ocean...hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below. ;n No more shall feel the victor's tread ; No more the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1856 - 276 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pages
...SPEAKER. 133 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...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,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...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...harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea. O, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1861 - 304 pages
...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...conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck 0 better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep,... | |
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And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel... 
