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... ships , her houses , her incalcul- able wealth , With her million children around her , suddenly At dead of night , at news from the south , Incens'd struck with clinch'd hand the pavement . A shock electric , the night sustain'd it ...
... ships , her houses , her incalcul- able wealth , With her million children around her , suddenly At dead of night , at news from the south , Incens'd struck with clinch'd hand the pavement . A shock electric , the night sustain'd it ...
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... guns , Unlimber them ! ( no more as the past forty years for salutes , for courtesies merely , Put in something now besides powder and wadding . ) And you lady of ships , you Manahatta , Old 58 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
... guns , Unlimber them ! ( no more as the past forty years for salutes , for courtesies merely , Put in something now besides powder and wadding . ) And you lady of ships , you Manahatta , Old 58 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
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A War Anthology George Goodchild. And you lady of ships , you Manahatta , Old matron of this proud , friendly , turbulent city , Often in peace and wealth you were pensive or covertly frown'd amid all your children , But now you smile ...
A War Anthology George Goodchild. And you lady of ships , you Manahatta , Old matron of this proud , friendly , turbulent city , Often in peace and wealth you were pensive or covertly frown'd amid all your children , But now you smile ...
Page 87
... ships , Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun . Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack , Till a feebler cheer the Dane , To our cheering sent us back : - Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceased - and all is ...
... ships , Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun . Again ! again ! again ! And the havoc did not slack , Till a feebler cheer the Dane , To our cheering sent us back : - Their shots along the deep slowly boom : — Then ceased - and all is ...
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... ship valiantlye , Braver ships were never seen under sayle , With their fair colours spread , and streamers o'er their head , Now , bragging Spaniards , take heed of your tayle . Unto Cales cunninglye , came we most speedilye , Where ...
... ship valiantlye , Braver ships were never seen under sayle , With their fair colours spread , and streamers o'er their head , Now , bragging Spaniards , take heed of your tayle . Unto Cales cunninglye , came we most speedilye , Where ...
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