 | Robert Bailey Thomas - Almanacs, American - 1860 - 628 pages
...The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy lift; »» bloody close Hath placed thee with the eons of light, Among the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of right Soon after the death of the poet Words worth, a man met a farmer of the neighborhood, and said... | |
 | George Bancroft - Rare books - 1865 - 438 pages
...trust 1 In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of the land That shook with horror at thy fall. Thy task...host of those Who perished in the cause of Eight. But this grand life imposes upon us lessons of duty, as well as claims of honor. And we best honor... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - History - 1865 - 300 pages
...at thy fell. Thy task is done—the bond are free; We bear thee to an honored grave, Whose noblest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave....the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of right. Dr. Osgood also read the first three verses of a new national hymn, composed by Mr. Bryant at... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - History - 1865 - 296 pages
...at thy fall. Thy task is done— the bond are free ; We bear thee to an honored grave, Whose noblest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave....the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of right. Dr. Osgood also read the first three verses of a new national hymn, composed by Mr. Bryant at... | |
 | 1865 - 330 pages
...thy fall. Thy task is done — the bond are free ; We bear thee to an honored grave, Whose noblest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave....the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of right. By RICHARD STORRS WILLIS. T)EGRETFUL bells are tolling, '••* With mournful knell profound;... | |
 | Baptists - 1865 - 494 pages
...fear of God didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust! Pure was tby life : its bloody close Has placed thee with the sons of light, Among the noble host of those "Who perished in the cause of right." It should not seem strange to us that such infatuation has at length led the nation to almost... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life ; its bloody close Has placed thee with the sons of light, Among the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of Right. Prof. Goldwin Smith, of Oxford University, in England, said: America has gained one more ideal... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life ; its bloody close Has placed thee with the sons of light, Among the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of Right. Prof. Groldwin Smith, of Oxford University, in England, said : America has gained one more ideal... | |
 | George Bancroft - Rare books - 1865 - 436 pages
...monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life ; its bloody close Hatli placad thoe with the sons of light, Among the noble host of those Who perished in the cause of Right. But this grand life imposes upon us lessons of duty, aa well as claims of honor. And we best... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1866 - 174 pages
...OH, slow to smite, and swift to spare Gentle, and merciful, and just ! Who in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust ! In sorrow...host of those Who perished in the cause of Eight. BIRDS IN THEUt NESTS. TF ever I see, JL On bush or tree, Young birds in their pretty nest, I must not,... | |
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OH, slow to smite and swift to spare, Gentle and merciful and just ! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power, a nation's trust ! In sorrow by thy bier we stand, Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That shook with... 
