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Subject: TRENTON, BATTLE OF (1776)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ACROSS THE DELAWARE, by WILLIAM MCKENDREE CARLETON    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The winter night is cold and drear
Last Line: And god has crossed the delaware!
Alternate Author Name(s): Carleton, Will
Subject(s): American Revolution; Delaware (river); Trenton, Battle Of (1776)


PENELOPE'S CHRISTMAS DANCE, by VIRGINIA WOODWARD CLOUD    Poem Text                    
First Line: Mistress penelope penwick, she
Last Line: "called by her father, ""my sweet p."
Variant Title(s): The Ballad Of Sweet P
Subject(s): American Revolution; Christmas; Trenton, Battle Of (1776); Nativity, The


THE BALLAD OF DANIEL BRAY, by JOSEPH FULFORD FOLSOM    Poem Text                    
First Line: The delaware, with stately sweep
Last Line: "he brought the boats to washington."
Subject(s): American Revolution; Delaware (river); Trenton, Battle Of (1776)


THE BATTLE OF TRENTON, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: On christmas-day in seventy-six
Last Line: "let's touch the tankard while we can, / in memory of that day"
Subject(s): "american Revolution;trenton, Battle Of (1776);


TRENTON AND PRINCETON, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: "on december, the sixth"
Last Line: "both officers and privates, / who liberty pursue"
Subject(s): "american Revolution;princeton, Battle Of (1777);trenton, Battle Of (1776);


WASHINGTON BY THE DELAWARE, by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: The snow was red with patriot blood
Last Line: Think, think of washington!
Alternate Author Name(s): Miller, Joaquin
Subject(s): American Revolution; Courage; Delaware (river); Trenton, Battle Of (1776); Valor; Bravery