Oliver Wendell Holmes
American poet and physician known for his witty occasional verse and the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. His Old Ironsides poem is credited with saving the USS Constitution.
Works
- The Autocrat of the Breakfast TableWitty essays on literature, life, and conversation from a Boston breakfast table
- Poems
- The Breakfast Table SeriesSequel essays to Autocrat, continuing conversational musings on various intellectual topics
- Old IronsidesPatriotic poem celebrating the USS Constitution and American naval heroism