 As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds 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 Morris replies; " It is better to sink than...  Annals of Iowa - Σελίδα 4751893Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1862 - 796 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink than to yield ! " And the whole air pealed...Cumberland all a wrack, With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next mom, as the sun rose over the hay, £ Still floated our... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 310 σελίδες
...In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; • " It is better to sink than to yield ! " And the whole air pealed...Cumberland all a wrack, With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next morn, as the sun rose over the bay, Still floated our... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1863 - 410 σελίδες
...old plantation strain. " Never!" our gallant Hero replies; " It is better to sink than to yield! v And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men....in her iron grasp! Down went the Cumberland all a wreck, "With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next morn, as the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 260 σελίδες
...rebel cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. "Never!" our gallant Morris replies; "It is better to sink than to yield! " And the whole air pealed...and black, She crushed our ribs in her iron grasp I Down went the Cumberland all a wrack , With a sudden shudder of death , And the cannon's breath For... | |
 | 1863 - 640 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain, " Never 1 " our gallant Morris replies; " It is better to sink than to yield !" And the whole air pealed...men. Then, like a kraken huge and black. She crushed onr ribs in her iron grasp I Down went the Cumberland all a wrack, With n sudden shudder of death,... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain, " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink than to yield ! " And the whole air pealed...all a. wrack, With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next morn, as the sun rose over the bay, Still floated our... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 254 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink than to yield ! " And the whole air pealed...Cumberland all a wrack, With a sudden shudder of death. And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next morn, as the sun rose over the bay, Still floated our... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 712 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never !" our gallant Morris replies ; "It is better to sink than to yield!" And the whole air pealed With...Cumberland all a wrack, With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next morn, as the sun rose over the bay, Still floated our... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1864 - 418 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain. " Never ! " our gallant Hero replies ; " It is better to sink than to yield! " And the whole air pealed...in her iron grasp ! Down went the Cumberland all a wreck, With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For her dying gasp. Next morn, as the... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 σελίδες
...cries, In his arrogant old plantation strain, " Never ! " our gallant Morris replies ; " It is better to sink than to yield ! " And the whole air pealed...and black, She crushed our ribs in her iron grasp 1 Down went the Cumberland all a wrack, With a sudden shudder of death, And the cannon's breath For... | |
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