Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE TO PEACE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Oh! Breathe upon this hapless world Last Line: "which erring made mankind rise, / to deeds of sin, to blood and wars" Subject(s): Peace;war Of 1812 | ||||||||
OH! breathe upon this hapless world, And bid our pains and sorrows cease; Broad be thy snowy flag unfurl'd, And may we hail thy coming, peace! For long enough has ruin stalk'd, With force and terror o'er our earth; Around them hideous spectres walk'd, And evil nurs'd his monstrous birth. Ah! banish'd from these happy skies, By thee, be soon these boding stars, Which erring made mankind arise, To deeds of sin, to blood and wars. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS [JANUARY 8, 1815] by THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER by FRANCIS SCOTT KEY THE LOST WAR-SLOOP by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR DEFEAT AND VICTORY by WALLACE RICE FIRST FRUITS IN 1812 [AUGUST 19, 1812] by WALLACE RICE JACK CREAMER [OCTOBER 25, 1812] by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE THE FIGHT OF THE ARMSTRONG PRIVATEER by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE THE VICTORY OF PERRY by ALICE CARY TO THE DEFENDERS OF NEW ORLEANS by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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