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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK, by HERMAN MELVILLE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Yon black man-of-war-hawk that wheels in the light
Last Line: To the placid supreme in the sweep of his reign.
Subject(s): Birds; Hawks; Ships & Shipping
First Line: Yon black man-of-war-hawk that wheels in the light
Last Line: To the placid supreme in the sweep of his reign.
Subject(s): Birds; Hawks; Ships & Shipping
Yon black man-of-war hawk that wheels in the light
O'er the black ship's white sky-s'l, sunned cloud to the sight,
Have we low-flyers wings to ascend to his height?
No arrow can reach him; nor thought can attain
To the placid supreme in the sweep of his reign.
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