 Still sprang from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster. The heart of the steed and the heart of the master Were...  Men and Things I Saw in Civil War Days - Page 377by James Fowler Rusling - 1899 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Education - 1897 - 404 pages
...utmost speed; Hills rose and fell; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust like smoke from the cannon's mouth; Or a trail of a cornet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster. The heart... | |
 | American periodicals - 1864 - 744 pages
...Slieridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering anuth, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping foster and faster, Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster ; The heart of the steed and the heart... | |
 | Education - 1865 - 594 pages
...Sheridan fifteen miles away ! Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet sweeping faster and faster, Forebodiug to traitors the doom of disaster. The heart of the stcud and the heart of the master Were... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1866 - 654 pages
...Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet,...heart of the steed, and the heart of the master Were heating, like prisoners assaulting their wall», Impatient to be where the battle-field calls. Every... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1866 - 526 pages
...Sheridan fifteen miles away. 4 Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet,...The heart of the steed and the heart of the master WTere beating like prisoners assaulting their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ;... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Elocution - 1866 - 618 pages
...Sheridan fifteen miles away. 4. Still sprung from these swift hoofs, thundering Sontb, The dust, hke the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to foemcn the doom of disaster ; The heart of the steed and the heart of the master Were beating like... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - Elocution - 1808 - 596 pages
...speed ; Hills rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust,...heart of the steed, and the heart of the master Were beaten like prisoners assaulting their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls : Every... | |
 | Whitelaw Reid - Ohio - 1868 - 1134 pages
...speed ; Hills rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, "With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust,...to traitors the doom of disaster. The heart of the uteed and the heart of the master Were beating like prisoners assaulting their walls, Impatient to... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1870 - 416 pages
...fell—but his heart was gay, Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet...traitors the doom of disaster ; The heart of the steed aiid the heart of the master Were beating like prisoners assaulting their walls, Impatient to be where... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 196 pages
...speed ; Hills rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering South, The dust,...heart of the steed and the heart of the master Were beaten like prisoners assaulting their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; Every... | |
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