 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 758 pages
...the battle; Kot an officer lost, only one of the men, Moaning out, all alone, the death rattle. 3. "All quiet along the Potomac to-night," Where the...moon, Or the light of the watch-fires, are gleaming. 4. A +tremulous sigh from the gentle nightxwind Through the ibrest leaves slowly is creeping, While... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1866 - 752 pages
...the stilly night, and soon — ' The soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, Their tents in the rays of tho clear Autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-fires...as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly is creeping, While the stars up above with their glittering eyes Keep guard, for the army is... | |
 | Confederate - 1867 - 596 pages
...Stonewall regiment, in a neighboring grove, till they, too, fade away into the stilly night, and soon — ' The soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, Their tents...rays of the clear Autumn moon. Or the light of the watch fires are gleaming, A tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind Thro' the forest leaves slowly... | |
 | Marion Harland - 1867 - 428 pages
...dreaming, And their tents, in the rays of the clear autumn moon, And the light of the camp-fires arc gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly is creeping; While the stars up above, with their glittering eyei, Keep guard o'er the army... | |
 | Marion Harland - 1867 - 424 pages
...battle ; Not an officer lost — only one of the men Moaning out, all alone, the death rattle. " * All quiet along the Potomac to-night ! ' Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, And their tents, in the rays of the clear autumn moon, And the light of the camp-fires are gleaming.... | |
 | James Wood Davidson - 1869 - 650 pages
...of the battle. Not an officer lost, only one of the men Moaning out all alone the death-rattle. II. All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers...Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon Or in the light of their camp-fires gleaming ; A tremulous sigh, as a gentle night wind, Through the forest... | |
 | Sallie A. Brock - 1869 - 666 pages
...then, Will not count in the news of the battle; Not an officer lost ! only one of the men Moaning out, all alone, the death-rattle. " All quiet along the...to-night," Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming ; And their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon, And the light of their camp-fires-are gleaming.... | |
 | Francis Young (F.R.G.S.) - 1870 - 262 pages
...in the tale of the battle : '*» j Not an officer lost — only one of the men, 'f<- Breathing out all alone the death-rattle. '*All quiet along the...soldiers lie peacefully dreaming ! Their tents in the ray of the clear autumn moon, And the light of the watch-fires gleaming, A tremulous sigh from the... | |
 | ALPHONSO A. HOPKINS - 1876 - 376 pages
...death-rattle." ****** * —'- - - 1 240 WAIFS AND THEIR AUTHORS. All quiet along the Potomac to-day, Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming ; Their...rays of the clear autumn moon Or the light of the watch-fire, are gleaming. A tremulous sign, as the gentle night-wind Through the forest-leaves softly... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...battle ; Not an officer lost, — only от1 of the men, Moaning out, all alone, the death rattle." Looz and past Tongres, antunin moon Or the light of the watch-fires, are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle ni^ht-wind... | |
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Except now and then a stray picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat, to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'Tis nothing: a private or two, now and then, Will not count in the news of the battle; Not an officer lost, — only one of the men, Moaning... 
