Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OLD 'CONSTITUTION', by ARTHUR GUITERMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Before the wind that greets the sun Last Line: A hundred years ago. Subject(s): Constitution (ship); Freedom; New York City - Revolutionary Period; Sailing & Sailors; Liberty; Seamen; Sails | ||||||||
Before the wind that greets the sun She bowled along in glee -- The brave old ship whose cannon won The freedom of the sea. And fifteen stripes and fifteen stars She flaunted high in air When Hull's fierce broadsides raked the spars Of England's "Guerriere." The school where heroes proved their worth In gale or battle smoke, Her masts were pines of mountain birth, Her sides were native oak. And proud in sails without a fleck, She rode to meet the foe When Bainbridge walked her quarter-deck A hundred years ago. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SAILS OF MURMUR by ANSELM HOLLO THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE TOM BOWLING ['S EPITAPH] by CHARLES DIBDIN HOW'S MY BOY? by SYDNEY THOMPSON DOBELL LOVE AT SEA by THEOPHILE GAUTIER |
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