...Otir heroic first Admiral, as, lashed to the rigging, he lead the assault on the forts at Mobile. " The Viking of the river fight, The conqueror of the...name that fits him best, Ay, better than his own, The sea-king of the sovereign West, Who made his rnast a throne." •^ >th patriotic impulses aroused by...

...waves their answer roll, " Still bright in memory's sunset ray, AT A DINNER TO ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. 89 A brighter name must dim their light With more than noontide ray, Tho Sea-king of the " River Fight," Tho Conqueror of tho Bay, — Now then tho broadside I cheer on...

...frigate walks the sea Or skirts the safer shores, Of all that bore to victory Our stout old Commodores ; Hull, Bainbridge, Porter — where are they ? The...than noon-tide ray — The Viking of the River Fight, For others shape the marble form, The molten image cast ; But paint him in the battle-storm, Lashed...

...all, With grape well loaded down ! May garlands filled with sunshine fall To gild his silvered crown ! I give the name that fits him best — Ay, better...of the sovereign West, Who made his mast a throne ! In Cambridge the horses were taken from his carriage, and drag-ropes attached to it, and two hundred...

...frigate walks the sea Or skirts the safer shores, Of all that bore to victory Our stout old Commodores ; Hull, Bainbridge, Porter — where are they ? The...memory's sunset ray — God rest each gallant soul I A brighter name must dim their light With more than noon-tide ray — The Viking of the River Fight,...

...frigate walks the sea Or skirts the safer shores, Of all that bore to victory Our stout old Commodores ; Hull, Bainbridge, Porter — where are they ? The...answering billows roll Still bright in memory's sunset ray — Ood rest each gallant soul ! A brighter name must dim their light With more than noon-tide ray...

...Porter, — where are they? The waves their answer roll, " Still bright in memory's sunset ray, — i God rest each gallant soul ! " A brighter name must dim their light With more than noontide ray, The Sea-King of the "River Fight," The Conqueror of the Bay, — Now then the broadside ! cheer on cheer...

...victory Our stout old Commodores ; Hull, Bainbridge, Porter, — where are they ? The waves their answer roll, "Still bright in memory's sunset ray, — God...must dim their light With more than noontide ray. The Sea-King of the "River Fight," The Conqueror of the Bay, — Now then the broadside ! cheer on cheer...

...he rivaled the illustrious Collingwood. There are many naval names dear to the American heart, but " A brighter name must dim their light With more than noontide ray, — The viking of the river-fight, The conqueror of the bay. Shape not for him the marble form, Lot never bronze be cast,...

...victory Our stout old Commodores ; Hull, Bainbiidge, Porter, — where are they ? The waves their answer roll, " Still bright in memory's sunset ray, — God...must dim their light With more than noontide ray, The Sea-King of the " River Fight," The Conqueror of the Bay, — Now then the broadside ! cheer on cheer...