Southwestern Pennsylvania in Song and Story: With Notes and IllustrationsAuthor, 1878 - 104 pages |
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Page 17 - ... of his feet are still to be seen, and hurled his bolts among them till the whole were slaughtered, except the big bull, who presenting his forehead to the shafts, shook them off as they fell; but missing one at length, it wounded him in the side; whereon, springing round, he bounded over the Ohio, over the Wabash, the Illinois, and finally over the great lakes, where he is living at this day.
Page 213 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 366 - says he, " what shall we do, we're wounded every man? Go charge them, valiant heroes, and beat them if you can." He leaned his back against a tree, and there resigned his breath, And like a valiant soldier sunk in the arms of death ; When blessed angels did await, his spirit to convey ; And unto the celestial fields he quickly bent his way. We charg'd again with courage firm, but soon again gave ground, The war-whoop then redoubled, as did the foes around.
Page 342 - Sullivan Who ne'er a moment lost. Their pickets stormed, the alarm was spread. That rebels risen from the dead Were marching into town. Some scampered here, some scampered there. And some for action did prepare; But soon their arms laid down. Twelve hundred servile miscreants, • With all their colors, guns, and tents, Were trophies of the day. The frolic o'er, the bright canteen, In centre, front, and rear was seen Driving fatigue away.
Page 352 - The first of Alexanders. To Hampton Court he first repairs To kiss great George's hand, sirs; Then to harangue on state affairs Before he left the land, sirs. The "Lower House" sat mute as mouse To hear his grand oration; And "all the peers," with loudest cheers, Proclaimed him to the nation.
Page 353 - And when they'd fain have turned their back They found themselves surrounded ! In vain they fought, in vain they fled; Their chief, humane and tender, To save the rest soon thought it best His forces to surrender.
Page 414 - Upon its lambent bosom bear So wild, so soft, so sweet a strain. What though thy notes are sad and few, By, every simple boatman blown? Yet is each pulse to nature true, And melody in every tone.
Page 338 - Lewis and some noble captains, Did down to death like Uriah go ; Alas ! their heads wound up in napkins Upon the banks of the Ohio.
Page 341 - We were forced to take to our arms in our own defence :" (For arms read legs, and it will be both truth and sense :) " Lord Percy, (says he,) I must say something of him in civility, And that is — I can never enough praise him for his great agility.
Page 100 - Thus ended this disastrous campaign. It was the last one which took place in this section of the country during the revolutionary contest of the Americans with the mother country. It was undertaken with the very worst of views, those of murder and plunder.