Poetry: A Parody
A parody of Epes Sargent's popular 1838 song "A Life on the Ocean Wave," which was set to music by Henry Russell. According to his friend Ward Hill Lamon, this parody was a particular favorite of Abraham Lincoln's.
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Subjects
Satire
Song
Poem
Old News
Signal of Liberty
Epes Sargent
Henry Russell
Ward Hill Lamon
Abraham Lincoln