 | 1886 - 562 pagina’s
...thought of the stake in that fiery fray, With Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town — A good, broad highway — leading down, And there, through the flash of the morning light, A steed as black as the steeds of night Was seen to pass as with eagle-flight.... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1888 - 712 pagina’s
...he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town, A good, broad highway leading down...terrible need, He stretched away with his utmost speed ; Hills rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from... | |
 | Frank A. Burr, Richard Josiah Hinton - 1888 - 466 pagina’s
...of the third verse, which records the fifteen-mile stage of the ride : " ' But there is a road from Winchester town, A good, broad highway leading down...he knew the terrible need ; He stretched away with the utmost speed; Hills rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away.' "... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1889 - 598 pagina’s
...Winchester rolled The roar of that red sea, uncontrolled, Making the blood of the listener cold As lie thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan...with eagle flight: As if he knew the terrible need, lie stretched away with his utmost cpeed. 11:11 rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 706 pagina’s
...he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town, A good broad highway leading down;...terrible need; He stretched away with his utmost speed; Hills rose and fell; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprang from those... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1889 - 408 pagina’s
...he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town, A good broad highway leading down...terrible need ; He stretched away with his utmost speed ; Kills rose and fell ; but bis heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from... | |
 | Percy Holmes Boynton - 1918 - 746 pagina’s
...thought of the stake in that fiery fray, With Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town, A good, broad highway leading down...with eagle flight; As if he knew the terrible need, x He stretched away with his utmost speed. Hills rose and fell, but his heart was gay, With Sheridan... | |
 | 1918 - 2062 pagina’s
...he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from As if he knew the terrible need, He stretched away with his utmost speed; Hills rose and fell, but... | |
 | 1918 - 596 pagina’s
...thought of the stake in that fiery fray, With Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town, A good broad highway leading down...flush of the morning light, A steed as black as the steed of night Was seen to pass, as with eagle flight, As if he knew the terrible need, He stretched... | |
 | 1919 - 460 pagina’s
...he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester town, A good broad highway leading down;...terrible need; He stretched away with his utmost speed, Hills rose and fell, but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those... | |
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But there is a road from Winchester town, A good broad highway leading down ; And there, through the flush of the morning light, A steed as black as the steeds of night, Was seen to pass, as with eagle flight... 
