Herman Melville (1 August 1819 – 28 September 1891 / New York City, New York)
Poems by Herman Melville : 4 / 93
A Utilitarian View Of The Monitor's Fight
Plain be the phrase, yet apt the verse,
More ponderous than nimble;
For since grimed War here laid aside
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Herman Melville
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