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" Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep — For their mother — may Heaven defend her... "
Four Years in the Army of the Potomac: A Soldier's Recollections - Page 57
by Evan Rowland Jones - 1881 - 246 pages
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away In the cot on the mountain. Ills musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories lender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep — For their mother — may Heaven defend her!...
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Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 35; Volume 37

1863 - 804 pages
...the low trundle bed Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket Talle ğlacle — his face Ğlark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep. And their mother—" muy Heaven defend her." The moon seems to shine as brightly as then — That night...
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Mr. Russell on Bull Run: With a Note, from the Rebellion Record

Sir William Howard Russell - Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 - 1861 - 1100 pages
...bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket Tails slack — his face, dark and grim, Grown gentle, with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer...— may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as tbfcn,— That night when the love, yet unspoken. Leaped up to her lips — when...
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The Wisconsin Farmer, Volume 14

Agriculture - 1862 - 500 pages
...fountain ; And he thinks of the two in the low trundle bed Far away in the cot on the mountain. llie musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, AH he mutters a prayer for the children asleep— For their mother — may Heaven defend her ! The...
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An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862

William Wyndham Malet - Southern States - 1863 - 354 pages
...tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two on the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain : His musket falls slack — his face,...may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine as brightly as then, That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips, and when low murmured...
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Poetical Pen-pictures of the War: Selected from Our Union Poets

John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1863 - 410 pages
...of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls back—his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender,...As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep— The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then. That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to...
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Lyrics of loyalty, arranged and edited by F. Moore, Volume 65

Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, * Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack, — his face,...— may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then, That night, when the love yet unspoken > Leaped up to his lips, — when...
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Pen-pictures of the War: Lyrics, Incidents, and Sketches of the Rebellion ...

United States - 1864 - 356 pages
...tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack, — his face,...— may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then, That night, when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips, — when low,...
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Poetical Pen-pictures of the War: Selected from Our Union Poets

John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1864 - 418 pages
...of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. Ilia musket falls back — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories...— may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then, That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to" his lips — when low...
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Memories of the Southern States

Elizabeth Collins - United States - 1865 - 132 pages
...tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two on the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain : His musket falls slack — his face,...may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine as brightly as then, That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips, and when low murmured...
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