 Take thy banner ! — and if e'er Thou shouldst press the soldier's bier, And the muffled drum should beat To the tread of mournful feet, Then this crimson flag shall be Martial cloak and shroud for thee.  Voices of the Night - Pagina 46door Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1840 - 144 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1826 - 520 pagina’s
...of these lone hills, — When the spear in conflict shakes, And the strong lance shivering breaks. Guard it — till our homes are free — Guard it...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud, pp. 58 — 60. Mr Jones's versification is generally easy and correct, and his conceptions sprightly,... | |
 | 1824 - 494 pagina’s
...By our prayers and many tears, By the mercy that endears, Spare him — he our love bath sharedSpare him — as thou wouldst be spared ! Take thy banner...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. HWI* LOVE ASLEEP. Wake him not, he dreams of bliss ; His little lips put forth to kiss ; His arms,... | |
 | 1825 - 492 pagina’s
...make to them An offering of the plenty, Nature gives, And they have rendered ours — perpetually. P. SUNRISE ON THE HILLS. I stood upon the hills, when...glorious with the sun's returning march, And woods were hrightened, and soft gales Went forth to kiss the sun-clad vales. The clouds were far heneath me :... | |
 | 1825 - 574 pagina’s
...To the tread of mournful feet, Then this crimson flag shall be Martial cloak and shroud for thee I And the warrior took that banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. . HWL LOVE ASLEEP. Wake him not, he dreams of bliss ; His little lips put forth to kiss ; His arms,... | |
 | 1826 - 192 pagina’s
...conflict shakes, And the strong lance shivering breaks. Take thy banner ! — and beneath The war-cloud's encircling wreath, Guard it — till our homes are...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. LOVE ASLEEP. Wake him not, he dreams of bliss ; His little lips put forth a kiss ; His arms, entwined... | |
 | 1826 - 518 pagina’s
...Take thy banner ! — and beneath The war cloud's encircling wreath, 440 Miscellaneous Poems. [April, Guard it — till our homes are free — Guard it...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud- pp. 58 — GO. Mr Jones's versification is generally easy and correct, and his conceptions sprightly,... | |
 | 1826 - 192 pagina’s
...the mercy that endears, Spare him—he our love hath shared— Spare him—as thou wouldst be spared! To the tread of mournful feet, Then this crimson flag...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. LOVE ASLEEP. Wake him not, he dreams of bliss; His little lips put forth a kiss; His arms, entwined... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pagina’s
...conflict shakes, And the strong lance shivering breaks. Take thy banner ! — and beneath The war-cloud's encircling wreath, Guard it — till our homes are...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. THE INDIAK HUNTER. WHEN the summer harvest was gather'd in, And the sheaf of the gleaner grew white... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 432 pagina’s
...shared— By the mercy that endears, Spare him—as thou wouldst be spared! Take thy banner!—and if e'er Thou shouldst press the soldier's bier, And...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. THE INDIAN HUNTER. WHEN the summer harvest was gather'd in, And the ploughshare was in its furrow left,... | |
 | Lyre - 1830 - 396 pagina’s
...shield thee then. Take thy banner ! But when night Closes round the ghastly fight, If the vanquish 'd warrior bow, Spare him ! — By our holy vow, By our...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud . THE NIGHTINGALE FLOWER. FAIR flower of silent night! Unto thy bard an emblem thou shouldst be : His... | |
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