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Subject: BON HOMME RICHARD (SHIP)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ON THE MEMORABLE VICTORY OF PAUL JONES, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: O'er the rough main with flowing sheet
Last Line: They trembled and ador'd.
Variant Title(s): Bonhomme Richard And Serapis
Subject(s): American Revolution; Bon Homme Richard (ship); Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; American Navy; Naval Warfare


PAUL JONES' VICTORY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: An american frigate, a frigate of fame
Last Line: The loss of her sons in the ocean so deep. %hurrah! Hurrah! Our country for ever, hurrah!
Subject(s): American Revolution; Bon Homme Richard (ship); Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Navy - United States; Sea Battles