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... foes , And warmly every bosom glows With hopes of glorious victory . Twice the foe was put to flight , And , rallied twice , renew the fight , And if some god had brought supply Of ammunition from MILITARY SONGS . 21.
... foes , And warmly every bosom glows With hopes of glorious victory . Twice the foe was put to flight , And , rallied twice , renew the fight , And if some god had brought supply Of ammunition from MILITARY SONGS . 21.
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... OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY . BY BRIAN EDWARDS , ESQ . MONTGOMERY falls ! let no fond breast repine That Hampden's glorious death , brave chief , was thine , With his shall Freedom consecrate thy name , Shall date 22 MILITARY SONGS .
... OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY . BY BRIAN EDWARDS , ESQ . MONTGOMERY falls ! let no fond breast repine That Hampden's glorious death , brave chief , was thine , With his shall Freedom consecrate thy name , Shall date 22 MILITARY SONGS .
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... glorious sun , Of British hosts the terror ; Soon by repeated overthrows Convinced them of their error . Let Princeton and let Trenton tell , What gallant deeds he's done , sir ; And Monmouth's plains where hundreds fell , And thousands ...
... glorious sun , Of British hosts the terror ; Soon by repeated overthrows Convinced them of their error . Let Princeton and let Trenton tell , What gallant deeds he's done , sir ; And Monmouth's plains where hundreds fell , And thousands ...
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... glorious bright reward , For which the hero draws his sword , Should ne'er be stain'd or lost . To guard our rights and liberty , Our duty and our care , The brave and worthy to respect , And to the verge of life protect The innocent ...
... glorious bright reward , For which the hero draws his sword , Should ne'er be stain'd or lost . To guard our rights and liberty , Our duty and our care , The brave and worthy to respect , And to the verge of life protect The innocent ...
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... glorious , And sacred Union will ensure , The final end victorious . 20 THE DEATH OF THE BRAVE . How glorious the death for our country to die , When vanquish'd , when fallen are her foes ; On victory's soft bosom the hero shall lie ...
... glorious , And sacred Union will ensure , The final end victorious . 20 THE DEATH OF THE BRAVE . How glorious the death for our country to die , When vanquish'd , when fallen are her foes ; On victory's soft bosom the hero shall lie ...
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arms band banner battle BATTLE OF BENNINGTON battle's blood boast bold bosom boys brave breast breath bright Britain British Briton brow Burgoyne cannons Columbia's country's dare dark dear death deeds dread e'er fair fame fate fear fell field fight fire flag flame fought Freedom freedom's land freemen gallant gallant band Gaul glorious glory grave Hail Hark heart Heaven heroes hills honour host Hurrah John Burgoyne Kentucky king La Fayette land laurel liberty light Lord Cornwallis loud lyre martial mighty mourn ne'er night North America numbers o'er patriot peace PHILIP FRENEAU plain pride proud Queenstown rage roar round savage shore skies slain slaves smile soldier song sons sons of Freedom soul sound stars storm sweet sword tears thee thou throne thunder troops tullalo Twas tyrants valiant valour victory warrior Washington wave weep wounded Yankees youth
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Page 52 - STAND ! the ground's your own, my braves ! Will ye give it up to slaves ? Will ye look for greener graves ? Hope ye mercy still ? What's the mercy despots feel ! Hear it in that battle peal ! Read it on yon bristling steel ! Ask it — ye who will.
Page 288 - Ah! never shall the land forget How gushed the life-blood of her brave • Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet, Upon the soil they fought to save. Now all is calm, and fresh, and still; Alone the chirp of flitting bird, And talk of children on the hill, And bell of wandering kine, are heard.
Page 289 - Truth crushed to earth, shall rise again The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
Page 327 - Take thy banner! May it wave Proudly o'er the good and brave; When the battle's distant wail Breaks the sabbath of our vale, When the clarion's music thrills To the hearts of these lone hills, When the spear in conflict shakes, And the strong lance shivering breaks.
Page 312 - When speaks the signal trumpet tone, And the long line comes gleaming on. Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wet, Has dimmed the glistening bayonet, Each soldier eye shall brightly turn To where thy sky-born glories burn, And, as his springing steps advance, Catch war and vengeance from the glance.
Page 285 - Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.
Page 313 - Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ! JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE.
Page 298 - Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil; We talk the battle over, And share the battle's spoil. The woodland rings with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-top grieves, And slumber long and sweetly On beds of oaken leaves.
Page 311 - Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there; She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land.
Page 312 - When strive the warriors of the storm, And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven, Child of the sun! to thee...