 We know the forest round us, As seamen know the sea. We know its walls of thorny vines, Its glades of reedy grass, Its safe and silent islands Within the dark morass. Woe to the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight...  The Life of Thomas Jefferson - Page 264by Henry Stephens Randall - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 lehte
...English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light, at midnight, A strange and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; And thej' who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind, And hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow... | |
 | 1834 - 324 lehte
...English soldiery, That little dread us near ! On them shall light, at midnight, A strange and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire, They grasp...hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. VOL. i. & Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil : We talk the battle over,... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 lehte
...English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light, at midnight, A stranre and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...face us Are beat to earth again ; And they who fly in terrour, deem A mighty host behind, And hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. i : . : .•... | |
 | 1836 - 268 lehte
...English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light at midnight, A strange and sudden fear: When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...they who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind, Ai nl hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. . •' Then sweet the hoof that brings release... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1836 - 286 lehte
...the English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; SONG OF MARION'S MEN. 123 And they who fly in terror deem A mighty host behind, And hear the tramp... | |
 | 1838 - 332 lehte
...English soldiery, That little dread us near ! On them shall light, at midnight, A strange and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to-face us Are beat to earth again ; i And they who fly in terror, deem A mighty host behind, And hear... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 292 lehte
...the English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again ; SONG OF MARION'S MEN. 123 And they who fly in terror deem A mighty host behind, And hear the tramp... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 lehte
...the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear: When, waking to their tents on fire, They grasp...hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil : We talk the battle over, And share... | |
 | William McCarty - 1842 - 482 lehte
...the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear: When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind. Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil: We talk the battle over, And share... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 286 lehte
...the English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear : When waking to their tents on fire They grasp...host behind, '- / And hear the tramp of thousands • C pon the hollow wind. Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil : We talk... | |
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