Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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When the battle rages loud and long,

And the stormy winds do blow.

Ye Mariners of England.

The meteor flag of England

Shall yet terrific burn,

Till danger's troubled night depart,

And the star of peace return.

Ye Mariners of England.

There was silence deep as death,

And the boldest held his breath