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Subject: UNITED STATES (SHIP)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` 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


THE UNITED STATES AND MACEDONIAN (1), by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: How glows each yankee patriot bosom that boasts yankee heart
Last Line: "who 'fore they'd strike, will nobly sink / our yankee boys"
Subject(s): Macedonian (ship);sea Battles;united States (ship);war Of 1812; Naval Warfare


THE UNITED STATES AND MACEDONIAN (2), by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: The banner of freedom high floated unfurled
Last Line: "shall ne'er be known to yield - be known to yield or fly, / her motto is 'glory! We can conquer or
Subject(s): Macedonian (ship);sea Battles;united States (ship);war Of 1812; Naval Warfare