 Banner — it is trailing! While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For though conquered, they adore it! Love the cold dead hands that bore it! Weep for those who fell before it! Pardon those who trailed and tore it, But, Oh! wildly...  South Songs: From the Lays of Later Days - Page 144redigeeritud poolt - 1866 - 153 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1868 - 648 lehte
...foeman's sword could never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the...it, Cold and dead are lying low ; And that Banner, it is trailing While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For though conquered,... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1868 - 592 lehte
...foeman's hand should never Hearts entwined like theirs dissever, And that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the...clasped it, Cold and dead are lying low. And that banner — it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered,... | |
 | Abram Joseph Ryan - 1866 - 284 lehte
...dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. 56 THE CONQUERED BANNER. Furl it ! for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...it, Cold and dead are lying low ; And that banner, it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered,... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1866 - 368 lehte
...theirs entwined dissever ; And that flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave. IV. Furl it, for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...that fondly clasped it, Cold and dead are lying low ; f And that banner, it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe.... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1867 - 508 lehte
...wave — Swore that foeman's sword should never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever — That their flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their...it, Cold and dead are lying low ; And that banner — it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe ; For, though conquered,... | |
 | CHARLES C JONES - 1867 - 252 lehte
...forever wave. Swore that foemen's sword could never Hearts like their' s entwined dissever, ;Till that flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their...it Cold and dead are lying low ; And that Banner, it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe ; For though conquered,... | |
 | John Joseph Halcombe - 1867 - 496 lehte
...foeinan's sword should never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the...it, Cold and dead are lying -low. And that banner, it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered,... | |
 | John Henry Kennaway - 1867 - 348 lehte
...foeman's sword should never Hearts entwined like theirs dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the...hearts that fondly clasped it, Cold and dead are lying now. And that banner it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe.... | |
 | James Wood Davidson - 1869 - 650 lehte
...forever wave — Swore that foeman's sword should never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever Till that flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their...it, Cold and dead are lying low ; And that Banner — it is trailing ! While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe, For, though conquered,... | |
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