And the Ram, when well up the Bay,
And we looked that our stems should meet,
(He had us fair for a prey,)
Shifting his helm midway,
Sheered off and ran for the fleet;
There, without or sham,
He fought them, gun for gun,
And ever he sought to ram,
But could finish never a one.
And we looked that our stems should meet,
(He had us fair for a prey,)
Shifting his helm midway,
Sheered off and ran for the fleet;
There, without or sham,
He fought them, gun for gun,
And ever he sought to ram,
But could finish never a one.
Matthews - Poems of American Patriotism