Poetry Explorer

Search Classic and Contemporary Poetry

Search Results

Back to search

Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Searching...
Subject: HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA
Matches Found: 3

UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` AT HARPER'S FERRY JUST BEFORE THE ATTACK, by EDWARD W. WILLIAMS    Poem Text                    
First Line: The hour, the spot, are here at last
Last Line: And ages long of troubles end.
Subject(s): Harpers Ferry, West Virginia


HARPER'S FERRY, by CARL JOHN BOSTELMANN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Something immortal is sequestered here
Subject(s): Harpers Ferry, West Virginia


JOHN BROWN OF OSAWATOMIE [OCTOBER 16, 1859], by EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN    Poem Text     Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: John brown in kansas settled, like a steadfast yankee farmer
Last Line: May trouble you more than ever, when you've nailed his coffin down!
Variant Title(s): How John Brown Took Harper's Ferry;john Brown At Harper's Ferry;how Old John Brown Took Harper's Ferry
Subject(s): Abolitionists; Brown, John (1800-1859); Emancipation Movement & Proclamation; Freedom; Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; Slavery; Anti-slavery; Antislavery Movement - United States; Liberty; Serfs