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Subject: JONES, JOHN PAUL (1747-1792)
Matches Found: 14

UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` CAPTAIN JONES' INVITATION, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou, who on some dark mountain's brow
Last Line: Learn what it is to go to sea.
Subject(s): American Revolution; Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Sea; Ocean


JOHN PAUL JONES, by NATHALIA CRANE    Poem Text                    
First Line: Tis john paul jones - the janitor's boy
Last Line: With never a thought of fame.
Subject(s): Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Love; Soldiers


ON THE MEMORABLE VICTORY OF PAUL JONES, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: O'er the rough main with flowing sheet
Last Line: They trembled and ador'd.
Variant Title(s): Bonhomme Richard And Serapis
Subject(s): American Revolution; Bon Homme Richard (ship); Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Navy - United States; Sea Battles; American Navy; Naval Warfare


PAUL JONES, by WILLIAM A. PHELON    Poem Text                    
First Line: Once more the favoring breezes blow
Last Line: He voyages no more!
Subject(s): Jones, John Paul (1747-1792)


PAUL JONES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: It's american frigate from baltimore came
Subject(s): Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Nova Scotia


PAUL JONES (1), by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: A song unto liberty's brave buccaneer
Last Line: He gave freeman the spoils and long may they revere / the name of fair liberty's bold buccaneer
Subject(s): "jones, John Paul (1747-1792);navy - United States;" American Navy


PAUL JONES (2), by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: An american frigate from baltimore came
Last Line: "we'll drink to brave paul jones, who, with sword in hand, / shone foremost in action, and gave us c
Subject(s): "jones, John Paul (1747-1792);sea Battles;" Naval Warfare


PAUL JONES - A NEW SONG, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: Of heroes and statesmen I'll just mention four
Last Line: "may they all fare alike, and the de'il pick the bones / of green, jemmy twitcher, lord north, and p
Subject(s): "american Revolution;jones, John Paul (1747-1792);montagu, John, 4th Earl Of Sandwich;navy - United States;north, Frederick, Lord (1732-1792);" "twitcher, Jemmy;american Navy;north, Frederick. 2d Earl Of Guilford;


PAUL JONES' VICTORY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: An american frigate, a frigate of fame
Last Line: The loss of her sons in the ocean so deep. %hurrah! Hurrah! Our country for ever, hurrah!
Subject(s): American Revolution; Bon Homme Richard (ship); Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Navy - United States; Sea Battles


THE BALLAD OF JOHN PAUL JONES, by ARTHUR GUITERMAN    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: He hath masted the flag of the crimson bars
Last Line: By the sweep of the moonlit steel!
Subject(s): Great Britain - Commonwealth & Colonies; Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); New York City - Revolutionary Period; British Empire; England - Empire


THE RENEGADE; JOHN PAUL JONES, by NATHALIA CRANE    Poem Text                    
First Line: Oh, london town the screen goes down -- behold a renegade
Last Line: I place a gaud to top a hoard -- the nerve of john paul jones.
Subject(s): Jones, John Paul (1747-1792)


THE ROVERS, by NATHALIA CRANE    Poem Text                    
First Line: Oh, wilt thou go a-sailing,' said the janitor's boy to me
Last Line: And the right to moor to ring-heads in the far-off border lines.
Subject(s): Jones, John Paul (1747-1792); Love; Sailing & Sailors; Seamen; Sails


THE YANKEE MAN-OF-WAR (2), by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: Tis of a gallant yankee ship that flew the stripes and stars
Last Line: Down the north channel paul jones did steer just at the break of day
Subject(s): "american Revolution;jones, John Paul (1747-1792);navy - United States;ranger (ship);" American Navy


YANKEE MAN OF WAR (1), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: It's down in yonder meadow where I carelessly did stray
Subject(s): Jones, John Paul (1747-1792)