 | One of 'em - American literature - 1855 - 340 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave ; f Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! THEV never fail who die In a great cause : the block may soak their gore, Their heads may sodden... | |
 | Rufus Claggett - 1855 - 208 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave ! Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, — The lightning, and the gale ! SEVENTY-SECOND LESSON. LEONIDAS. — Croly. SHOUT for the mighty men, Who died along this shore —... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...danced to see That banner in the sky. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and the gale. Urania. Yes, child of suffering, thou mayst well be sure, He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor... | |
 | Readers - 1856 - 518 pages
...deep, And there should o'e her grave : Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, — The lightning and the gale ! OLIVEU \\ 117. THE PILGRIMS. How slow yon tiny vessel ploughs the main ! Amid the heavy billows now... | |
 | Howard Paul - American ballads and songs - 1857 - 144 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave : Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! OVER THE FAR BLUE OCEAN WAVE. JONATHAN LADIUUICE. Born 1807; died 1833. OVER the far blue ocean wave,... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - Recitations - 1860 - 530 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave : Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail ; And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! Ex. LX.— ROYAL IQNORANCK wXH.OO*. As want of candor really is not right, I own my satire too inclined... | |
 | Simon Kerl - English language - 1861 - 372 pages
...| And there should be her grave I Nail to the mast her holy flag,—set Svery threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms,— | the lightning and the gale !" llolma. 68.* " No;—the joke has Wen a good one, | But I'm getting fond of quiet J And I don't... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1861 - 304 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to. the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! III. When florid Peace resumed her golden reign, And arts revived, and valleys bloomed again ; While... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms — The lightning and the gale. CXLEX. — APRIL. Woman. [ Jouu GRiiNLUr WHITTJER was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, ln 1808. He... | |
 | Religion - 1864 - 732 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every thread-bare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and the gale." But the God of storms will accept the consecration, and become Himself her pilot; then shall she be... | |
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Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave! Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave: Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning, and the gale! 
