 | Literature - 1915 - 862 pages
...Civil War. A shot had aiready broken the staff of the flag when Jackson leaped before his men: — " 'Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on !' he said." We shall fight to the last remnant of our resources in money and men in order that a principle of government... | |
 | American essays - 1916 - 986 pages
...as a little boy of six who was reciting 'Barbara Frietchie" to me. After reciting the lines, — ' Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on! ' he said, — with great elocutionary fire, he stopped suddenly; and then, after a moment's thought, he asked,... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 652 pages
...Barbara snatched the silken scarf ; She leaned fir <mt on the window-sill, And shook it furth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,...But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadncs*, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. 4 A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within... | |
 | E. S. S. Rouse - United States - 1864 - 346 pages
...leaned far out on the window sill, And shook it forth with a royal will : " Shoot, if yon must, the old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she...yon gray head Dies like a dog ! march on !" he said. All day long, through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - Recitations - 1864 - 530 pages
...Quick as it fell from the broken staff* Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; " Shoot, if yon mnst, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag,"...a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on 1" he said. All day long, through Frederick street, Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 422 pages
...window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare.your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush...gray head Dies like a dog ! March on ! " he said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 188 pages
...snatched the silken scarf ; She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face...gray head Dies like a dog ! March on ! " he said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - Patriotic poetry, American - 1864 - 200 pages
...Barbara snatch'd the silken scarf. She lean'd far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,...face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirr'd To life at that woman's deed and word. " Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog!... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Calisthenics - 1864 - 434 pages
...Barbara snatched the silken scarf ; She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,...blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches a hair of yon... | |
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She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. ' Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag, 
