 She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal 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 came; The nobler nature within...  Littell's Living Age - Page 2071863Full view - About this book
 | 1916 - 986 pages
...as a little boy of six who was reciting 'Barbara Frietchie" to me. After reciting the lines, — ' Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on! ' he said, — with great elocutionary fire, he stopped suddenly; and then, after a moment's thought, he asked,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pages
...Shoot, if you must, this 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;...Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds... | |
 | E. S. S. Rouse - 1864 - 346 pages
...Shoot, if yon must, the 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...Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the Rebel host ; Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1864 - 188 pages
...; She leaned far out on the 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...Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1864 - 422 pages
...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 came...Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - 1864 - 530 pages
...Shoot, if yon mnst, 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 came...a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on 1" he said. All day long, through Frederick street, Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - 1864 - 200 pages
...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 came; The nobler nature within him stirr'd To life at that woman's deed and word. " Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog!... | |
 | 1864 - 448 pages
...beat!, But upare your country's fing," she said. A shade of sadness, a blnsh of ehame, Over the faco of the leader came-. The nobler nature within him stirred To life at llmt woman's doird and wort]. " Who touches a h«ir of yon gray head Dies like a dog I March on!" ho... | |
 | 1864 - 356 pages
...if you must, this gray old head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, and a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word ; " Who touches a hair of yon... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 pages
...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 came ; The noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches a hair of yon... | |
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