 tis weary; Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it, it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it; And its foes now scorn and brave...  HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHATHAM ARTILLERY - Page 232by CHARLES C JONES - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1868 - 648 pages
...fellow-prisoner, a dear friend of mine. THE CONQUERED BANNEH. BY " MOINA." FUEL that Banner, for 'tis weary, Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary ; Furl it, fold it, it is best : For there is not a man to wave it, And there is not a sword to save it ; And there's not one left to lave... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - England - 1868 - 592 pages
...spirit which breathes in these lines— THE CONQUERED BANNER. FURL that banner— for 'tis weary, Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary, Furl it— fold it—...For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And its foes now scorn and brave it : Furl it— fold it — let it rest. Take... | |
 | Music - 1865 - 846 pages
...SOUTH, THE WORDS BY OMEGA. THE MUSIC BY HENRY SMART. PRICE 3s. Fuu. that banner, for 'tis weary, Round its staff" 'tis drooping, dreary, Furl It, fold It,...For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it. Furl it, fold it, let it rest. Furl that banner, torn and tattered. For the valiant... | |
 | Abram Joseph Ryan - American poetry - 1866 - 284 pages
...! Johnson's Island : January 1, 1864. THE CONQUERED BANNER. Furl that banner for 'tis weary, Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary, Furl it, fold it,...For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it ; And its... | |
 | Thomas Cooper De Leon - American literature - 1866 - 160 pages
...Peace! Conqumir FUEL that banner, for 'tis weary; Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary. Furl it—fold it: it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it; There's not one left to lave it In the blood that heroes gave it; And its foes... | |
 | John Joseph Halcombe - 1867 - 496 pages
...present feelings of the people are touchingly portrayed in the following ballad : " THE CONQUERED BANNEB. Furl that Banner, for 'tis weary, Bound its staff...For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, In the blood that heroes gave it, And its foes now scorn and brave it. Furl it,... | |
 | George Wythe Munford - Virginia - 1867 - 60 pages
...hard necessity that is upon us — droop our hopes and enfold our conquered cause in our hearts, and "Furl that banner, for 'tis weary, Bound its staff...drooping dreary. Furl it — fold it; it is best ; For there 's not a man to wave it, And there 's not a sword to save it ; — There 's not one left to lave... | |
 | John Henry Kennaway - Reconstruction - 1867 - 346 pages
...hushed and silent, and in its stead they chant only the mournful lament of ' THE CONQUERED BANNER.' Furl that banner — for 'tis weary — Bound its...drooping dreary — Furl it, fold it : it is best. For there 's not a man to wave it, And there 's not a sword to save it, And there 's not one left to lave... | |
 | John Henry Kennaway - Reconstruction - 1867 - 352 pages
...only the mournful lament of ' THE CONQUERED BANNER.' Furl that banner — for 'tis weary — Round its staff, 'tis drooping dreary — Furl it, fold it : it is best. For there 's not a man to wave it, And there 'a not a sword to save it, And there 's not one left to lave... | |
 | Raphael Semmes - Confederate States of America - 1869 - 866 pages
...Henry, " I have done my utmost to preserve their liberty." "Furl that Banner, for 'tis weary; Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it,...For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it; And its... | |
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