 | Sir William Howard Russell - Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 - 1861 - 1102 pages
...soldier, violates God's command •' Thou shall not lie "in wait to shed blood." THE PICKET GUARD. I u All quiet along the Potomac," they say, •' Except, now and then, a stray picket IB shot, as he walks on bin beat to aud fro, By a riHemau hid in the thicket. T is nothing — a private... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1863 - 410 pages
...heart, and face to face. THE PICKET-GUARD. FIGHT AT DAM NO. 5, UPPER POTOMAC. DECEMBER 8TH, '61. " ALL quiet along the Potomac," they say, "Except, now...picket Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'Tis nothing—a private or two, now and then, Will not count in the... | |
 | William Wyndham Malet - History - 1863 - 332 pages
...he could have given it a more leisurely review. — ED." " ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC TO-NIGHT." " All quiet along the Potomac," they say, " Except now...picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket." "Tis nothing — a private or two, now and then, Will not count in... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1843 - 260 pages
...exTltingly. O, LET us never lightly fling A barb of woe to wound another I XXV. — THE PICKET GUARD. 1. " ALL quiet along the Potomac," they say; " Except now and then a stray picket1 Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 2. 'Tis nothing... | |
 | Frank Moore - History - 1864 - 354 pages
...hearts' battle-cry, — It was Warren's, —' Tis sweet for our country to die ! THE PICKET-GUARD. A LL quiet along the Potomac," they say, *' Except now...picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat, to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'T is nothing — a private or two, now and then, Will not count in... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...hearts' battle-cry, — It \A8 Warren's, — ' Tis sweet for our country to die ! THE PICKET-GUARD. A LL quiet along the Potomac," they say, " Except now and...picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat, to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'T is nothing — a private or two, now and then, Will not count in... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1864 - 418 pages
...PICKET-GUAM). FIGHT AT DAM NO. 5, UPPER POTOMAC., • DECEMBER 8TH, '61. " ALL quiet along the Potomac," thev say, " Except, now and then, a stray picket Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'Tis nothing — a private or two, now and then, Will not count in the... | |
 | United States - 1864 - 356 pages
...of your dying gun Will last till man his race has run, Then live in angel story. THE PICKET-GUARD. " ALL quiet along the Potomac," they say, " Except now and then a stray picket 5Tis nothing — a private or two, now and then, Will not count in the news of the battle j Not an... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - Elocution - 1865 - 260 pages
...hide off the scoundrel/' So much for two ways of understanding a thing. LIX. THE PICKET GUAED. W " All quiet along the Potomac, they say, Except now and then a. stray picket Shot on his beat as he walks two and fro, By a rifleman in the thicket. JTis nothing — a private... | |
 | Elizabeth Collins - United States - 1865 - 132 pages
...pocket of a volunteer, who died in camp, on the Potomac. "ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC TO-NIGHT." " All quiet along the Potomac," they say, ' ' Except now and then a stray picket la shot, as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket." 'Tis nothing — a... | |
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Except now and then a stray picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'Tis nothing — a private or two now and then Will not count in the news of the battle; Not an officer lost — only one of the men, Moaning... 
