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''Then shall thy meteor glances glow,
And cowering foes shall shrink beneath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger of death.''
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Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820), U.S. poet. The American Flag (l. 40-43). . .
101 Patriotic Poems. (1986) Contemporary Books.
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''When Freedom, from her mountain height,
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night,
And set the stars of glory there;''
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Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820), U.S. poet. The American Flag (l. 1-4). . .
101 Patriotic Poems. (1986) Contemporary Books.
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''Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls before us,
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us!''
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Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820), U.S. poet. The American Flag (l. 58-61). . .
101 Patriotic Poems. (1986) Contemporary Books.
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''And when the cannon-mouthings loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle-shroud,''
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Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820), U.S. poet. The American Flag (l. 36-37). . .
101 Patriotic Poems. (1986) Contemporary Books.
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