FAIR in the white array of peace, We saw her from the distant shore, And felt the quickened pulse increase To know what gallant flag she bore. Proud namesake of the Lonely Star, God speed thee on thy watery way, Or be it peace, or be it war, That waits thee in that Southern bay. To yon far island of the sea, Twin sister of the Lonely Star, Good-luck and honor go with thee, Or be it peace, or be it war! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUCOLIC COMEDY: KING COPHETUA AND THE BEGGAR MAID by EDITH SITWELL AT THE TAVERN by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MOTHER TO SON by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES BY THE SEA by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI FOR THOSE AT SEA; HYMN by WILLIAM WHITING ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS: PART 2: 25. THE VIRGIN by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |