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USS Constitution. Launched in Boston in 1797, the oldest commissioned warship afloat earned her nickname Old Ironsides during the War of 1812 when she fought the British frigate HMS Guerriere. During this historic battle, cannonballs fired at USS Constitution appeared to bounce off, causing one of her crew to remark that her sides were made of iron.
The poem was an impromptu outburst of feeling and was published on the next day but one after reading the above paragraph. [When Poetry:a Metrical Essay was published this poem was introduced as an interlude at the close of the second section.] (3-4) Old Ironsides was famous for having defeated the British ship Guerriere in the War of 1812. Thanks to Holmes' poem, Old Ironsides was saved. 15. harpies: half-woman, half-bird predators