 Woe to the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear; When, waking to their tents on fire, They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who...  Poems - Page 123by William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...fire They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And thej' who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind, And...were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown ithe soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine top grieves, And slumber long... | |
 | American literature - 1834 - 320 pages
...better than any other purpose to which I had seen it applied. The automata really got along wonThen sweet the hour that brings release , From danger and...battle's spoil. The woodland rings with laugh and shoot As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry... | |
 | American literature - 1834 - 324 pages
...tents on fire, They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind,...hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. VOL. i. & Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil : We talk the battle over,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who fly in terrour, deem A mighty host behind, And hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. i : . : .• -.fc •3. Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil : We talk... | |
 | American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind, Ai nl hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. . •' Then sweet the hoof that brings release From danger and from toil : We talk the battle over, And share the battle's... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...tents on fire They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to-face us Are beat to earth again ; i And they who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind,...shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gather'd To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-top grieves,... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - Literary Criticism - 1840 - 972 pages
...disappointment at the broken and lost trail of the fugitives. CHAPTER V. A NIGHT IN THE WHOOPING HOLLOW. " Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger...talk the battle over, And share the battle's spoil." Song of Marion's Men, " A gentle arm entwines her form, a voice is in her ear, WTu'ch even in death's... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - American fiction - 1840 - 272 pages
...the fugitives. CHAPTER XII. A NIGHT IN THE WHOOPING HOLLOW. " Then sweet the hour that brings releaae From danger and from toil, We talk the battle over, And share the battle's spoil." Song of Marion's Men. " A gentle arm entwines her form, a voice is in her ear, Which even in death's... | |
 | William McCarty - National songs - 1842 - 484 pages
...tents on fire They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who fly in terror deem A mighty host behind,...shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gather'd To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-top grieves,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...tents on fire, They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who fly in terror deem A mighty host behind,...shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gather'd To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-top grieves,... | |
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