 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 - Page 44by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Readers - 1833 - 288 pages
...Spare him—he our love hath shared— 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. LESSON LXXVI. Imlac's Description of a Poet.—JOHNSON. ' BEING now resolved to be a poet, I saw every... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...before the altar hung That proud banner, which, with prayer, Had been consecrated there ; And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard the while, Sung low in the dim...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. THE INDIAN HUNTER. WHEN the summer harvest was gather'd in, And the sheaf of the gleaner grew white... | |
 | English fiction - 1834 - 672 pages
...**^- • Then this crimson flag shall be .• *** •• Martial cloak and shroud for thee ! V* ** '*' And the warrior took that banner proud, •' * • • And it was his martial cloak and shroud. ' • ', ^.A t •* — — — * • * ELLEN. A FRAGMENT. .1 • • . \ • BY MISS tAKDON. * ' *... | |
 | Mrs. O'Neill - Great Britain - 1835 - 214 pages
...head, And the censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer, Take thy banner ! — may it wave Proudly o'er the...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. ELLEN. A FRAGMENT. BY MISS LANDOW. Is she not beautiful, although so pale ? The first May flowers are... | |
 | American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...cloud's encircling wreath, Guard it till our homes are free — Guard it — God will prosper thee 1 In the dark and trying hour, In the breaking forth...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud ! TO A CITY PIGEON. BY NP WILLIS. Stoop to my window, thou beautiful dove ! Thy daily visits have touched... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...hath shared, Spare him ; as thou wouldst be spared. Take thy banner ; and if e'er Thou shouldst dress the soldier's bier, And the muffled drum should beat...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. 20. DAVID'S LAMENT OVER ABSALOM. — -Willis. The king stood still He bowed his head upon him, and... | |
 | American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...few: I go:—be thine my ardent prayers: My native land, adieu! Sunrise on the Hills.—ANONYMOUS. I STOOD upon the hills, when heaven's wide arch Was glorious with the sun's returning march, Went forth to kiss the sun-clad vales. The clouds were far beneath me; bathed in light, They gathered... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Readers (Elementary) - 1841 - 286 pages
...before the altar hung That proud banner, which, with prayer, Had been consecrated there; And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard the while, Sung low in the dim...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. LESSON LXXVI. Imlac's Description of a Poet. — JOHNSON. ' BEING now resolved to be a poet, I saw... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1841 - 422 pages
...thy banner ; — and if e'er Thou shouldst press the soldier's bier, And the muffled drum should heat To the tread of mournful feet, Then this crimson flag...banner proud, And it was his martial cloak and shroud. The Raising ofJairus's Daughter. — NA REVIEW. THEY have watched her last and quivering breath, And... | |
 | Lyre - English poetry - 1841 - 374 pages
...bier, And the muffled drum should beat To the tread of mournful feet, Then this crimson flag shall bo Martial cloak and shroud for thee ! And the warrior...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 : Hia... | |
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