 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1881 - 410 pages
...deep, And there should he her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, 4nd give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! THE LAST LEAF. I SAW him once before, As he passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - American literature - 1881 - 120 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 ! 29 LANGUAGE. SOME words on LANGUAGE may be well applied, And take them kindly, though they touch... | |
 | Elocution - 1882 - 328 pages
...degree.) OLD IRONSIDES. — Holmes. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail ; And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale 1 3. Indignation. ("Aspirated" Harsh Quality: Violent Force: Emphatic "Stress.") HAMLET TO HIS MOTHER.... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1882 - 1434 pages
...GOLDSMITH— The Traveller. Line 21 7. Nail to tho mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and the gale. o. HOLMES— A Metrical &say. Down to the Plymouth Rock, that had been to their feet as a doorstep... | |
 | William Russell - Elocution - 1882 - 330 pages
...degree.) OLD IRONSIDES. — Holmes. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail ; And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale I 3. Indignation. ("Aspirated" Harsh Quality: Violent Force : Emphatic "Stress.") HAMLET TO HIS MOTHER.... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 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. As a specimen of Dr. Holmes's quaint humor employed iu kindliest satire, we give the following poem,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1882 - 1002 pages
...deep, And there should be her grave ; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And RUDOLPH, THE HEADSMAN. Rudolph, professor of the headsman's trade, Alike was famous for his arm and... | |
 | Brander Matthews - Poetry - 1882 - 318 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! OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. MONTEREY. Sept. 19 — 24, The assaulting American army at the attack on Monterey... | |
 | Francis Thayer Russell - Elocution - 1882 - 330 pages
...degree.) OLD IRONSIDES. — Holmes. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail ; And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale ! 3. Indignation, ("Aspirated" Harsh Quality: Violent Force : Emphatic "Stress.") HAMLET TO HIS MOTHER.... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - Readers - 1853 - 396 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. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. DEFINITIONS. — 1. En'sl^n, a flag or standard. Me'te or, a bright transient... | |
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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! 
