| Society of the Army of the Tennessee - United States - 1897 - 272 pages
...sun She called her eagle-bearer down, And gave unto his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land. Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes...feet, And freedom's banner streaming o'er us!" The Glee Club sang " Our Native Land, America." Major Hoyt Sherman was called upon, and responded as follows:... | |
| William Brittainham Lacey - Elocution - 1828 - 308 pages
...thy splendours fly, In triumph, o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free hearts' only home, By angel hands to valour given : Thy stars have lit the welkin...float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe that falls before it ? With Freedom's soil beneath our ieet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us.... | |
| Joseph Rodman Drake - Literary Criticism - 1835 - 226 pages
...splendours fly In triumph o'er his closing eye. V. Flag of the free heart's hope and home ! By angel hands to valour given ; Thy stars have lit the welkin...feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ? THE END. POEMS WITH OTHER POEMS NEW-YORK: GEORGE DEARBORN, PUBLISHER, No. 38 GOLD STREET. BDOCOXXXVL THE... | |
| Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...fly, In triumph, o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free heart's only home, By angel hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all...our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us? •OLD IRONSIDES.' Ay! pull her tattered ensign down, Long has it wav'd on high, And many a heart has... | |
| American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...thy splendors fly, In triumph, o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free heart's only home ! By angel hands to valour given, — . Thy stars have lit the...float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe that stands before us ? With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And freedom's banner streaming o'er us... | |
| Elizabeth Palmer Peabody - Education - 1836 - 262 pages
...splendors fly, In triumph o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free heart's only home, By angel-hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all...standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe, but falls before u», With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ? When he had read... | |
| Elizabeth Palmer Peabody - Education - 1836 - 264 pages
...home, By angel-hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were horn in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet ! Where...beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ? When he had read these stanzas, Mr. Alcott asked one of the rest, if \>f, knew why that boy liked... | |
| Joseph Rodman Drake - New York (State) - 1836 - 110 pages
...to valour given; The stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. For ever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe...beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us 1 v THE END. This book should be returned io the Library on or before the last date stamped below.... | |
| Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...to valour given ! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven, For ever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe...beneath our feet, And freedom's banner streaming o'er us ! XLVII. The Gouty Merchant and the Stranger. — AKOSYMOUS. IN Broad street buildings, on a winter... | |
| American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...angel-hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, Flag of the free hearts' only home, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float...beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ? v To the Ursa Major.—HENRY WARE, JR.* WITH what a stately and majestic step That glorious constellation... | |
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