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The rear ones of our fleet They yearned to share your place, Still vying with the Victory Throughout that earnest race   The Victory, whose Admiral, With orders nobly won, Shone in the globe of the battle glow   The angel in that sun. THE REAR ONES OF OUR FLEET THEY YEARN'D TO SHARE YOUR PLACE STILL VYING WITH THE VICTORY THROUGHOUT THAT EARNEST RACE THE VICTORY WHOSE ADMIRAL WITH ORDERS NOBLY WON SHONE IN THE GLOBE OF THE BATTLE GLOW THE ANGEL IN THAT SUN
ire.[3] _(Supposed to have been suggested to an Englishman of the old order by the fight of the Monitor and Merrimac.)_ The gloomy hulls, in armor grim, Like clouds o’er moors have met, And prove that oak, and iron, and man Are tough in fibre yet. But Splendors wane. The sea-fight yields No front of old display; The garniture, emblazonment, And heraldry all decay. Towering afar in parting light, The fleets like Albion’s forelands shine-- The full-sailed fleets, the shrouded show Of Ships-of-the-Line. The fighting Temeraire, Built of a thousand trees, Lunging out her lightnings, And beetling o’er the seas-- O Ship, how brave and fair, That fought so oft and well, On open decks you manned the gun Armorial.[4] What cheering did you share, Impulsive in the van, When down upon leagued France and Spain We English ran-- The freshet at your bowsprit Like the foam upon the can. Bickering, your colors Licked up the Spanish air, You flapped with flames of battle-flags-- Your challenge, Temeraire! FOR LIEBERVOX DOT ORG BY JONATHAN BRYAN AT CLARK UNIVERSITY RECORDED NOVEMBER OF TWO THOUSAND TWELVE WORD PRESS DOT CLARK U DOT E D U SLASH M E N E U M A N SLASH LIEBERLOCKS THE GLOOMY HULLS IN ARMOUR GRIM LIKE CLOUDS OR MOORS HAVE MET AND PROVE THAT OAK AND IRON AND MAN ARE TOUGH IN FIBRE YET BUT SPLENDORS WANE THE SEA FIGHT YIELDS NO FRONT OF OLD DISPLAY THE GARNITURE EMBLAZONMENT AND HERALDRY ALL DECAY TOWERING AFAR IN PARTING LIGHT THE FLEETS LIKE ALBION'S FORLANDS SHINE THE FULL SAIL'D FLEETS THE SHROUDED SHOW OF SHIPS OF THE LINE THE FIGHTING TAMAR BUILT OF A THOUSAND TREES LUNGING OUT HER LIGHTNINGS AND BEETLING O'ER THE SEAS O SHIP HOW BRAVE FAIR THAT FOUGHT SO OFTEN WELL ON OPEN DECKS YOU MANNED THE GUN ARMORIAL WHAT CHEERING DID YOU SHARE IMPULSIVE IN THE VAN WHEN DOWN UPON LEAGUED FRANCE AND SPAIN WE ENGLISH RAN THE FRESHET AT YOUR BOWSPRIT LIKE THE FOAM UPON THE CAN BICKERING YOUR COLOURS LICK'D UP THE SPANISH AIR YOU FLAPPED WITH FLAMES OF BATTLE FLAGS YOUR CHALLENGE TAMAR
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