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" 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 44
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 144 pages
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The North American Review, Volume 22

1826 - 520 pages
...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,...
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The United States Literary Gazette, Volume 2

1824 - 494 pages
...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,...
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The United States Literary Gazette, Volume 2

1825 - 492 pages
...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 :...
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The United States Literary Gazette, Volume 2

1825 - 574 pages
...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,...
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Miscellaneous Poems Selected from the United States Literary Gazette

1826 - 192 pages
...Proudly o'er the good and brave, When the battle's distant wail Breaks the sabbath of our vale, — WJien the clarion's music thrills To the hearts of these...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...
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North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal

1826 - 518 pages
...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,...
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Miscellaneous Poems Selected from the United States Literary Gazette

1826 - 192 pages
...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...
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Kettell, Samuel: Specimens of American Poetry...

1829 - 436 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 INDIAK HUNTER. WHEN the summer harvest was gather'd in, And the sheaf of the gleaner grew white...
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Specimens of American Poetry: With Critical and Biographical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 432 pages
...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,...
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The Lyre: Fugitive Poetry of the Xixth Century

Lyre - 1830 - 396 pages
...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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