Gigantic, to the shore—

Dismantled of your guns and spars,

And sweeping wings of war.

The rivets clinch the iron-clads,

Men learn a deadlier lore;

But Fame has nailed your battle-flags—

Your ghost it sails before:

O, the navies old and oaken,

O, the Temeraire no more!

A Utilitarian View of the Monitors Fight.