tis weary; Round its staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it, it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it: And its foes now scorn and brave... Bentley's Miscellany - Página 94editado por - 1868Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Fred Lewis Pattee - 1926 - 1162 páginas
...it is best; For there 's not a man to wave it, And there 's not a sword to save it, • And there 's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes...it, hide it,— let it rest! Take that Banner down! 't is tattered; '• Broken is its staff and shattered; And the valiant hosts are scattered, Over whom... | |
| Joyce Kilmer, Shaemas O'Sheel - 1926 - 390 páginas
...'tis drooping dreary? Furl it, fold it,—it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to...And its foes now scorn and brave it: Furl it, hide it,—let it rest! Take that Banner down! 'tis tattered; Broken is its staff and shattered; And the... | |
| Henrietta Raymer Palmer - 1926 - 264 páginas
...it is best} For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to lave it In the blood that heroes gave it; And its foes now scorn and brave it: Furl it, hide it, let it rest. He had a voice of music, and sobs resounded as he spoke. Indeed, it will be long before a Southern... | |
| 1928 - 898 páginas
...staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it, it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it; And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it; Furl it, hide it— let it rest." The heart-broken desolation which underlies all of his poems of the... | |
| Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1904 - 336 páginas
...'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it—it is best; For there's not a man to wave it. And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to...And its foes now scorn and brave it; Furl it, hide it—let it rest! " The sentiment and the melody combine to give to this poem, which its author once... | |
| John Shelton Reed - 2003 - 307 páginas
...staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl it, fold it, it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to...scorn and brave it; Furl it, hide it — let it rest. — Father Abram Joseph Ryan, "The Conquered Banner" IN APRIL of 2001, 750,000 Mississippians went... | |
| John Chandler Griffin - 2004 - 242 páginas
...'tis drooping dreary Furl it, fold it— it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it; Furl it, hide it — let it rest! Furl that banner! True, 'tis gory, Yet 'tis wreathed around with... | |
| Frances Elizabeth Willard - 2007 - 310 páginas
...staff 'tis floating dreary, Furl it, fold it; it is best; For there's not a man to wave it, And there's not a sword to save it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood that heroes gave it, And its foes now scorn and brave it; Furl it, hide it, let it rest. Furl that... | |
| Mrs. Nellie (Urner) Wallington, Nellie Urner Wallington - 1911 - 462 páginas
...wave it, And there 's not a sword to save it, And there 's not a hand to lave it In the blood that heroes gave it, And its foes now scorn and brave it....it, hide it— let it rest ! Take that banner down ! 't is tattered ; Broken is its staff and shattered, And the valiant hosts are scattered 257 Over... | |
| 1886 - 588 páginas
...staff 'tis drooping dreary; Furl It, fold it, it ia best; For there's not a man to wave It, And there's not a sword to save it. And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroos gave it; And its foes now soorn nnd brave it; Furl it, hide it— let it rest. Take that Banner... | |
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