 | 1863 - 640 pagini
...terrible death, With fiery breath, From each open port. We arc not idle, but send her straight Dch'nncc back in a full broadside 1 As hail rebounds from a...Rebounds our heavier hail From each iron scale Of tho monster's hide. " Strike your flag! " the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain, "... | |
 | 1862 - 796 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside ! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our...monster's hide. " Strike your flag ! " the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink... | |
 | 1863 - 640 pagini
...puff of smoke from her guns, And leaps the terrible death, With fiery breath, From each open port. Wo are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back...Rebounds our heavier hail From each iron scale Of tho monster's hide. " Strike your flng! " the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain, "... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 310 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside ! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our...monster's hide. " Strike your flag ! " the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; • " It is better... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 260 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle , but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside ! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate , Rebounds our...monster's hide. "Strike your flag!" the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. "Never!" our gallant Morris replies; "It is better to sink than... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1863 - 410 pagini
...send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Eebounds our heavier hail From each iron scale Of the monster's hide. " Strike your flag!" the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never!" our gallant Hero replies; " It is better to sink than... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - 1864 - 530 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside ! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our...monster's hide. " Strike your flag !" the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never !" our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1864 - 418 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our...monster's hide. " Strike your flag ! " the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Hero replies ; " It is better to sink... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside ! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our...monster's hide. " Strike your flag ! " the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain, " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 712 pagini
...breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside ! As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our...monster's hide. "Strike your flag!" the rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never !" our gallant Morris replies ; "It is better to sink... | |
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Down upon us heavily runs, Silent and sullen, the floating fort; Then comes a puff of smoke from her guns, And leaps the terrible death, With fiery breath, From each open port. We are not idle, but send her straight Defiance back in a full broadside!... 
