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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: DECATUR, STEPHEN (1779-1820) Matches Found: 9 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` BRILLIANT VICTORY, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Hark how the church bell's thundering harmony Last Line: Our wasp has stung the frolic hard, %and thus our laurels grow Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; War Of 1812 DECATUR'S DARING DEED, by EFFIE WALLER SMITH Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In the deepening shadows of twilight Last Line: Than that by decatur done. Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820) DECATUR'S TOAST, by ARTHUR GUITERMAN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Up rose, triumphant, from his seat Last Line: "our country! -- right or wrong!" Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); Heroism; Nations; New York City - Revolutionary Period; Toasts; Heroes; Heroines DECATUR'S VICTORY, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Ye heroes who bled for the rights of mankind Last Line: For columbia still generous and brave, just and free, %ere long of the ocean the mistress shall be Subject(s): Constitution (ship); Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; War Of 1812 HOW WE BURNED THE 'PHILADELPHIA', by BARRETT EASTMAN Poem Text First Line: By the beard of the prophet the bashaw swore Last Line: And troubled his soul no more. Subject(s): Courage; Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); Navy - United States; Patriotism; Philadelphia (ship); Pirates; Tripoli; Valor; Bravery; American Navy; Piracy; Buccaneers JACK CREAMER [OCTOBER 25, 1812], by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The boarding nettings are triced for fight Last Line: And the nation was close to its maker then. Variant Title(s): Jack Cramer Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); Sea Battles; United States (ship); War Of 1812; Naval Warfare ON THE DEATH OF DECATUR, by WILLIAM CRAFTS Poem Source First Line: Sweet-scented flower's on beauty's grave Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); U.s. - History REUBEN JAMES, by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Three ships of war had preble when he left the naples shore Last Line: For god never ranks his sailors by the register of earth! Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); James, Reuben; Navy - United States; Pirates; Sailing & Sailors; Tripoli; American Navy; Piracy; Buccaneers; Seamen; Sails SIEGE OF TRIPOLI (AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1804), by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Arise, arise, columbia's sons arise Last Line: Columbia still, columbia sails the main Subject(s): Decatur, Stephen (1779-1820); Navy - United States; Sea Battles |
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