 ... blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, 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!  Rural Repository - Seite 701838Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1835 - 320 Seiten
...knee; 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...the god of storms — The lightning and the gale! COLUMBIA'S GREAT GLORY. HAI/LOW'D the birth-day of liberty's nation, Sacred the flame on her altar... | |
 | 1836 - 268 Seiten
...knee ; 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...god of storms — The lightning and the gale ! THE SEA-BIRD'S SONG. fcY JO ' BRAINARD. ON the deep is the mariner's danger, On the deep is the mariner's... | |
 | 1836 - 694 Seiten
...knee ; 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...to the god of storms — The lightning and the gale !" Here H a little song — very touching and very grand— by the most highly-gifted and deeply lamented... | |
 | Enoch Cobb Wines - 1838 - 242 Seiten
...; — 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 god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! as the battle-axe of Richard, fell like a thunder-bolt on John Bull. The tone of the London Quarterly... | |
 | 1839 - 580 Seiten
...knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! О better that her shattered bulk Should sink beneath the wave : Her thunders shook...there should be her grave. Nail to the mast her holy Hag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms — The lightning and the gale !... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 Seiten
...know the conquer'd knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck Oh ! better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE TREADMILL SONG. THE stars are rolling in the sky, The earth rolls on below, And we can feel the rattling... | |
 | William McCarty - 1842 - 528 Seiten
...knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O ! better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! 74 A SAILOR'S LIFE. How bless'd the life a sailor leads, From clime to clime still ranging, For as... | |
 | William McCarty - 1842 - 484 Seiten
...knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O ! better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! 74 A SAILOR'S LIFE. How bless'd the life a sailor leads, From clime to clime still ranging, For as... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O, better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...the god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! STANZAS. STRANGE ! that one lightly-whisper'd tone Is far, far sweeter unto me, Than all the sounds... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 Seiten
...knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! O, better that her shatter'd hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders shook...the god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! * Written when it was proposed to break up the frigate Constitution, as unfit for service. THE PLEASURE... | |
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