Poems of American Patriotism by Brander Matthews
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| Editor | Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929 |
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| Title | Poems of American Patriotism |
| Note | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | Boston / Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Paul Revere's ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- The Battle of Lexington / Sidney Lanier -- Hymn / Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Ticonderoga / V. B. Wilson -- Grandmother's story of Bunker Hill battle / Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Warren's address / John Pierpont -- The old continentals / Guy Humphrey McMaster -- Nathan Hale / Francis Miles Finch -- The little black-eyed rebel / Will Carleton -- Molly Maguire at Monmouth / William Collins -- Song of Marion's men / William Cullen Bryant -- To the memory of the Americans who fell at Eutaw / Philip Freneau -- Perry's victory on Lake Erie / James Gates Percival -- The star spangled banner / Francis Scott Key -- The battle of New Orleans / Thomas Dunn English -- The American flag / Joseph Rodman Drake -- Old Ironsides / Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Monterey / Charles Fenno Hoffman -- The Bivouac of the dead / Theodore O'Hara -- How old Brown took Harper's Ferry / Edmund Clarence Stedman -- Apocalypse / Richard Realf -- The Picket Guard / Ethel Lynn Beers -- The washers of the shroud / James Russell Lowell -- Battle hymn of the republic / Julia Ward Howe -- At Port Royal / John Greenleaf Whittier -- Ready / Phoebe Cary -- "How are you, Sanitary?" / Bret Harte -- Song of the soldiers / Charles G. Halpine -- Jonathan to John / James Russell Lowell -- The Cumberland / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Kearny at Seven Pines / Edmund Clarence Stedman -- Dirge for a soldier / George H. Boker -- Barbara Frietchie / John Greenleaf Whittier -- Fredericksburg / Thomas Bailey Aldrich -- Music in camp / John R. Thompson -- Keenan's charge / George Parsons Lathrop -- The Black regiment / George H. Boker -- John Burns of Gettysburg / Bret Harte -- Twilight on Sumter / Richard Henry Stoddard -- The bay-fight / Henry Howard Brownell -- Sheridan's ride / Thomas Buchanan Read -- Craven / Henry Newbolt -- Sherman's march to the sea / Samuel H. M. Byers -- O Captain! My Captain! / Walt Whitman -- Abraham Lincoln / James Russell Lowell -- The blue and the gray / Francis Miles Finch -- At the Farragut statue / Robert Bridges -- Grant / H. C. Bunner -- The burial of Sherman / Richard Watson Gilder -- The men behind the guns / John Jerome Rooney -- The Regular Army man / Joseph C. Lincoln -- When the great gray ships come in / Guy Wetmore Carryl -- Ad finem fideles / Guy Wetmore Carryl -- Grover Cleveland / Joel Benton -- A toast to our native land / Robert Bridges -- Fifty years / James Weldon Johnson -- The American volunteers / Marie Van Vorst -- I have a rendezvous with death / Alan Seeger -- The choice / Rudyard Kipling -- Annapolis / Waldron Kinsolving Post -- Yanks / James W. Foley -- Any woman to a soldier / Grace Ellery Channing -- To peace, with victory / Corinne Roosevelt Robinson -- You and you / Edith Wharton -- With the tide / Edith Wharton -- America's welcome home / Henry van Dyke -- The unknown soldier / Angela Morgan. |
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| Summary | "Poems of American Patriotism" by Brander Matthews is a collection of patriotic poems that was likely compiled in the late 19th century. This literary work seeks to capture the essence of American patriotism through poetry, reflecting on the nation's historical events, actions, feelings, and heroes. It features contributions from various notable poets and encompasses a wide range of themes related to the American experience, emphasizing the noble deeds and spirits of those who fought for freedom. At the start of the collection, the editor provides a preface explaining the purpose of gathering these poems, emphasizing the importance of both feelings and actions in depicting the American spirit. It notes that the poems are organized chronologically, allowing readers to follow the historical narrative portrayed by the poets. The opening lines introduce several poems, including Ralph Waldo Emerson's depiction of Boston and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's narrative of "Paul Revere's Ride," setting the tone for a compelling exploration of the American struggle for independence and the cherished ideals of liberty and unity that define the nation's character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | War poetry, American |
| Subject | Patriotic poetry, American |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 6316 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 155 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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