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OUR SHIPS.



The ships from young Columbia's shore,
   As fleet they are and free,
As those from haughtier realms, that boast
   Dominion o'er the sea.
As gallantly their banners float,
   As keen their lightning's fly,
And braver hearts than there are found
   Beat not beneath the sky.