tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28047874.post8622967039040187435..comments2023-10-23T13:19:56.830-04:00Comments on Little Blue School: Charlestown and Cambridge: The Other Side of the Charles RiverLydia Netzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11448861273955788158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28047874.post-44829775016331368742007-10-21T21:51:00.000-04:002007-10-21T21:51:00.000-04:00Ah, Boston! Reminds me of my honeymoon...yes, we s...Ah, Boston! Reminds me of my honeymoon...yes, we spent it in Boston LOL<BR/><BR/>And Old Ironside by Oliver Wendell Holmes:<BR/><BR/>Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! <BR/>Long has it waved on high, <BR/>And many an eye has danced to see <BR/>That banner in the sky; <BR/>Beneath it rung the battle shout, <BR/>And burst the cannon's roar; -- <BR/>The meteor of the ocean air <BR/>Shall sweep the clouds no more. <BR/>Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, <BR/>Where knelt the vanquished foe, <BR/>When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, <BR/>And waves were white below, <BR/>No more shall feel the victor's tread, <BR/>Or know the conquered knee; -- <BR/>The harpies of the shore shall pluck <BR/>The eagle of the sea! <BR/><BR/>Oh, better that her shattered hulk <BR/>Should sink beneath the wave; <BR/>Her thunders shook the mighty deep, <BR/>And there should be her grave; <BR/>Nail to the mast her holy flag, <BR/>Set every threadbare sail, <BR/>And give her to the god of storms, <BR/>The lightning and the gale!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226629390376056787noreply@blogger.com