 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...dust-brown ranks stood fast; "Fire!" — out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash. It rent the -banner with seam and gash. Quick, as...old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...ranks stood fast. u Fire ! " — out blazed the rifle-blast It shivered the window, pane and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it...old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. 4 A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 652 pages
..."—out-blazed the rifle-blast It shivered the window, pane, and «ash ; It rent the banner with scam and gosh. Quick, as it fell, from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf ; She leaned fir <mt on the window-sill, And shook it furth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 422 pages
...ranks stood fast. " Fire ! " — out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it...will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare.your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Calisthenics - 1864 - 434 pages
...Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouched hat left and right He glanced : the old flag met his sight. Quick, as it fell from the broken staff, Dame Barbara...old gray head, But .spare your country's flag" she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The noble nature within... | |
 | United States - 1864 - 356 pages
...ranks stood fast. " Fire !"— out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane, and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it...forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this gray old head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, and a blush of shame,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 188 pages
...ranks stood fast. " Fire ! " — out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it...window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him... | |
 | E. S. S. Rouse - United States - 1864 - 346 pages
...dust-brown ranks stood fast. " Fire !" out blazed the rifle blast, It shivered the window, pane and sash, It rent the banner with seam and gash ; Quick as it...broken staff, Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf. Pho leaned far out on the window sill, And shook it forth with a royal will : " Shoot, if yon must,... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - Recitations - 1864 - 530 pages
...ranks stood fast. " Fire !''— out blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick as it...broken staff* Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; " Shoot, if yon mnst, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness,... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - Patriotic poetry, American - 1864 - 200 pages
...dust-brown ranks stood fast; "Fire!"—out.blazed the rifle-blast. It shiver'd the window-pane and sash, It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it fell from the broken staff, Dame Barbara snatch'd the silken scarf. She lean'd far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will.... | |
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And shook it forth with a royal will. "Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag, 
