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Poem
January 19, 1850
The Mississippi Creole
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem 'The Union' personifies the American Union as a sturdy ship of state, urging it to sail on despite fears and tempests, with the nation's hearts, hopes, prayers, and faith supporting it.
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THE UNION.
BY Longfellow,
Thou, too, sail on, O ship of state.
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
We know what master laid thy keel.
What workman wrought thy ribs of steel.
Who made each mast, and sail and rope,
What anvils rang, what hammers beat,
In what a forge and what a heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Fear not each sudden sound and shock,
'Tis of the wave and not the rock;
Tis but the flapping of the sail,
And not a rent made by the gale!
In spite of rock and tempest's roar,
In spite of false lights on the shore,
Sail on nor fear to breast the sea!
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee;
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,
Our faith triumphant o'er our fears,
Are all with thee—are all with thee!
BY Longfellow,
Thou, too, sail on, O ship of state.
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
We know what master laid thy keel.
What workman wrought thy ribs of steel.
Who made each mast, and sail and rope,
What anvils rang, what hammers beat,
In what a forge and what a heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Fear not each sudden sound and shock,
'Tis of the wave and not the rock;
Tis but the flapping of the sail,
And not a rent made by the gale!
In spite of rock and tempest's roar,
In spite of false lights on the shore,
Sail on nor fear to breast the sea!
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee;
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,
Our faith triumphant o'er our fears,
Are all with thee—are all with thee!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Liberty Independence
What keywords are associated?
Union
Ship Of State
Longfellow
Patriotism
American Union
National Hope
What entities or persons were involved?
By Longfellow,
Poem Details
Title
The Union.
Author
By Longfellow,
Subject
On The Union As A Ship Of State
Key Lines
Thou, Too, Sail On, O Ship Of State.
Sail On, O Union, Strong And Great!
Our Hearts, Our Hopes, Are All With Thee;
Our Faith Triumphant O'er Our Fears,
Are All With Thee—Are All With Thee!