 AY, tear her 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 the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her...  Choice Literature - Page 791912Full view - About this book
 | Henry Mann - United States - 1896 - 350 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...victor's 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... | |
 | Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...high, And many a heart has danc'd to see That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds...deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood ' And waves were white below, No more shall... | |
 | American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...ensign down, Long has it waved on high, And many a heart has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's...And waves were white below, No more shall feel the conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the... | |
 | American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...ensign down, Long has1 it waved on high, And many a heart has danced to see That banner in the sky ; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's...with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, No more shall feel the conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall... | |
 | Enoch Cobb Wines - Boston (Mass.) - 1838 - 242 pages
...on Faux's Travels in America, as graceful as the scimitar of Saladin, but as powerful and effective Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon'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... | |
 | 1838 - 434 pages
...down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky; Eeneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar — The meteor of the ocean air Sluill sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished... | |
 | 1839 - 580 pages
...roar — The meteor of the ocean air Shall weep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroee' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe. When winds...o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more sli.ill feel the conqueror's tread Or know the conquered knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 328 pages
...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 the cannon's...deck — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below — No more shall... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...on 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...deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall... | |
 | William McCarty - National songs - 1842 - 484 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...deck — once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquish'd foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below — No more shall... | |
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