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- # THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
"THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK" is a chapter containing a poem by an unknown author, extracted from the text file [john_marr_and_other_poems.txt](arke:01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4). The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The poem consists of a few stanzas of verse.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter is part of the poetry collection [John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H), which is included in the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file "john_marr_and_other_poems.txt". The chapter is preceded by "FAR OFF-SHORE" ([arke:01KG8AJFSEY9WCSA2534G2ZYR6]) and followed by "THE FIGURE-HEAD" ([arke:01KG8AJFS9E0NNCRD6APZFW43B]).
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The poem "THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK" describes a man-of-war hawk in flight, using imagery of the sea and sky. The poem explores themes of the bird's freedom and the unattainable nature of its domain.
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- THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK
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- THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK
Yon black man-of-war-hawk that wheels in the light
O’er the black ship’s white sky-s’l, sunned cloud to the sight,
Have we low-flyers wings to ascend to his height?
No arrow can reach him; nor thought can attain
To the placid supreme in the sweep of his reign.
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- THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK