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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: CHESAPEAKE (SHIP) Matches Found: 7 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` BATTLE BETWEEN THE CHESAPEAKE AND SHANNON, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Twas in the morning, the fifth day of june Last Line: If wounded - 'tis our country's intention, %for all that's d isabl'd to give a good pension Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; War Of 1812 CHESAPEAKE AND SHANNON; A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Columbians here behold the list Last Line: Receive thy grateful sacrifice, %of holy freedom's choicest tear Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; War Of 1812 CHESAPEAKE AND SHANNON; ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF CAPT. LAWRENCE, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Columbia mourns in silent woe Last Line: Vain though 'tis die, the sacred tear, %for lawrence is in heaven the same Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship); Lawrence, James (1781-1813); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; War Of 1812 DEFEAT AND VICTORY, by WALLACE RICE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Through the clangor of cannon Last Line: Don't give up the ship! Alternate Author Name(s): Groot, Cecil De Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship); Lawrence, James (1781-1813); Sea Battles; War Of 1812; Naval Warfare IN MEMORY OF JAMES LAWRENCE, ESQUIRE, by PHILIP FRENEAU Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: To life his name to high renown Last Line: Here lawrence rests, his country's pride, %on valor's decks who fought and died! Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship); Lawrence, James (1781-1813); Navy - United States; War Of 1812 SHANNON AND CHESAPEAKE; A BRITISH CELEBRATORY BALLAD, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: "the chesapeake so bold, / out of boston, I've [or, we've] been told" Last Line: "the true british sailor / is the dandy, o!" Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship);sea Battles;shannon (ship);war Of 1812; Naval Warfare THE SHANNON AND THE CHESAPEAKE [JUNE 1, 1813], by THOMAS TRACY BOUVE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The captain of the shannon came sailing up the bay Last Line: They lie apart at the mother-heart of god's eternal sea. Subject(s): Chesapeake (ship); Courage; Sea Battles; Shannon (ship); War Of 1812; Valor; Bravery; Naval Warfare |
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