 BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead ; — Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day ; — Under the one, the Blue ; Under the other,...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 2151867Full view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1896 - 360 pages
...—-1. Boreas is the name which the ancient Greeks gave to the north wind. LVIII. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead; — Under the sod and the dew, 2. These, in the... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - United States - 1897 - 422 pages
...this incident that inspired Judge Francis M. Finch, :•: New York, to write : THE BLUE AND THE GRAY By the flow of the inland river Whence the fleets...the other, the Gray. These in the robings of glory, From the silence of sorrowful hours, PERIOD VII The desolate mourners go, THE NEw Lovingly laden with... | |
 | John Piersol McCaskey - American literature - 1897 - 592 pages
...terrible woe, With a bed and a shroud of the beautiful snow 1 290 —THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. FM FINCH. By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets...Under the one, the Blue ; Under the other, the Gray. From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go. Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for... | |
 | Peter Ross - Scotland - 1897 - 284 pages
...awful national tragedy which began at Sumter and ended at Appomattox is euphemistically called : — " By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets...grave-grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead : From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers, Alike... | |
 | George Barton - Nuns - 1897 - 246 pages
...supplies furnished is estimated at $15,000,000. XVI. "THE BLUE AND THE GRAY." "Bv the flow of the iulund river. Whence the fleets of iron have fled. Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, \i>leep on the ranks of the dead— Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment-day; Under the... | |
 | Education - 1895 - 696 pages
...Ibid. WILBUR S. JACKMAH. IRA B. METERS, Assistant. CCNS Envelope, June, '95. The Blue and the Gray. By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets...one the blue. Under the other the gray. These in the roblngs of glory, Those in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory, In the dusk ef eternity... | |
 | Sidney A. Witherbee - Spanish-American War, 1898 - 1898 - 996 pages
...For Red, White and Blue, Spanish- American War Songs. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. FRANCIS MILJ33 FINCH. By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets...Under the one, the Blue, Under the other, the Gray. Those in the robings of glory, These in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory, In the... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - Readers - 1898 - 328 pages
...the old tunes over for an hour. XLIX. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. 1 B BY FRANCIS MILES FINCH. (1827- .) >Y the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of...Under the one, the Blue; Under the other, the Gray Those, in the robings of glory, These, in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory, In the... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 562 pages
...memory of the dead. They strewed flowers alike on the graves of Confederate and of National soldiers. BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave grass quiver, Asleep lie the ranks of the dead : — Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment... | |
 | Sherman Williams - Readers - 1898 - 344 pages
...rests chiefly on the two poems given in this volume," The Blue and the Gray," and " Nathan Hale." ~DY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave grass quiver Asleep are the ranks of the dead: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment... | |
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