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19 de may. de 2024 · Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Three Volumes...Volume III Only 3 Three... by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Publication date 1895 Publisher Houghton ...
13 de may. de 2024 · “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. celebrates the historical significance of the ship USS Constitution, highlighting its long history of service and the memories it holds. Through vivid imagery and emotive language, the poem pays homage to the ship’s legacy, emphasizing the importance of preserving historical ...
Hace 6 días · When Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes died, aged 85, on October 7, 1894, the ship that set his literary career afloat was moored in Portsmouth Harbor and taking on water badly. In Portsmouth, The Morning Chronicle filled half the front page with the report "Holmes Passes to the Other Shore," but never mentioned the USS Constitution just across the river in Kittery.
6 de may. de 2024 · During his over three decades on the Supreme Court, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., developed a jurisprudence that echoed across the 20th century. In contrast with the dominant thought of the day, Holmes believed the legislature to be the expression of the public.
15 de may. de 2024 · Life's golden bowl was dashed too soon, But love still holds thy cherished name; No sunset thine, but fadeless noon; No shadow, but immortal fame. So the dear chrysalis we hide, For God's safe-keeping in the tomb; And, in firm faith and hope, we bide The dawn that breaks the silent gloom, Wait the fair day, the glorious hour, The precious form ...
Hace 1 día · THE fount the Spaniard sought in vain. Through all the land of flowers. Leaps glittering from the sandy plain. Our classic grove embowers; Here youth, unchanging, blooms and smiles, Here dwells eternal spring, And warm from Hope's elysian isles. The winds their perfume bring.
Hace 5 días · The ship was scheduled to be destroyed in the years after the War of 1812, but a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes built up public sentiment for the old warship and encouraged Congress to act to protect the symbol of American might.
