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Subject: HOBSON, RICHMOND PEARSON (1870-1937)
Matches Found: 4

UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` EIGHT VOLUNTEERS, by LANSING C. BAILEY    Poem Text                    
First Line: Eight volunteers on an errand of death
Last Line: Eight men! Who speaks?
Subject(s): Heroism; Hobson, Richmond Pearson (1870-1937); Patriotism; Sailing & Sailors; Spanish-american War (1898); Heroes; Heroines; Seamen; Sails


HOBSON AND HIS MEN, by ROBERT LOVEMAN    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Hobson went towards death and hell
Last Line: Hobson and his men.
Subject(s): Hobson, Richmond Pearson (1870-1937); Sea Battles; Spanish-american War (1898); Naval Warfare


THE MEN OF THE MERRIMAC, by CLINTON SCOLLARD    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Hail to hobson! Hail to hobson! Hail to all the valiant set
Last Line: Shame upon us, shame upon us, should the nation e'er forget!
Subject(s): Courage; Hobson, Richmond Pearson (1870-1937); Sea Battles; Spanish-american War (1898); Valor; Bravery; Naval Warfare


THE VICTORY-WRECK, by WILLIAM MCKENDREE CARLETON    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O stealthily-creeping merrimac
Last Line: "and even our foemen cheer!"
Alternate Author Name(s): Carleton, Will
Subject(s): Hobson, Richmond Pearson (1870-1937); Sea Battles; Spanish-american War (1898); Naval Warfare