Stories of Heroic Deeds: For Boys and GirlsAmerican Book Company, 1887 - 151 Seiten |
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... officer only laughed at him . Next the Governor appealed to Admiral Watson , and received an insulting reply . 2. By this time the people were aroused . The petty little tyrant had issued an order that all ves- sels sailing up the bay ...
... officer only laughed at him . Next the Governor appealed to Admiral Watson , and received an insulting reply . 2. By this time the people were aroused . The petty little tyrant had issued an order that all ves- sels sailing up the bay ...
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... officer down , badly wounded . The ship's company were then ordered ashore , and the ship set on fire . At dawn she blew up . 4. A large reward was offered by Admiral Watson for the discovery of the parties engaged in this affair ...
... officer down , badly wounded . The ship's company were then ordered ashore , and the ship set on fire . At dawn she blew up . 4. A large reward was offered by Admiral Watson for the discovery of the parties engaged in this affair ...
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... officer in command put him in irons , and one day spat in his face . Allen , beside himself with rage at this insult , with his teeth wrenched off the head of the nail which fastened his handcuffs , and attacked the officer , who was ...
... officer in command put him in irons , and one day spat in his face . Allen , beside himself with rage at this insult , with his teeth wrenched off the head of the nail which fastened his handcuffs , and attacked the officer , who was ...
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... officer . In 1778 he entered Congress , and , while quiet , he became one of the most useful members . Soon after he entered Congress , a Brit- " ish commission was sent out to see if the 54 STORIES OF HEROIC DEEDS . Joseph Reed.
... officer . In 1778 he entered Congress , and , while quiet , he became one of the most useful members . Soon after he entered Congress , a Brit- " ish commission was sent out to see if the 54 STORIES OF HEROIC DEEDS . Joseph Reed.
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... officers sent over by the British during the Revolution , he was the meanest and the worst . He was cruel at heart , a petty tyrant , and a real coward . His gov- ernment was so offensive to the people of Rhode Island , that they ...
... officers sent over by the British during the Revolution , he was the meanest and the worst . He was cruel at heart , a petty tyrant , and a real coward . His gov- ernment was so offensive to the people of Rhode Island , that they ...
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Seite 115 - Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Seite 141 - Ay, tear her tattered ensign down ! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar; — The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroes...
Seite 114 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Seite 142 - Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave: Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale!
Seite 77 - Guard it ! God will prosper thee ! In the dark and trying hour, In the breaking forth of power, In the rush of steeds and men, His right hand will shield thee then. Take thy banner ! But when night Closes round the ghastly fight, If the vanquished warrior bow, Spare him ; by our holy vow, By our prayers and many tears, By the mercy that endears, Spare him ; he our love hath shared ; Spare him ! as thou wouldst be spared.
Seite 67 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Seite 115 - Religion! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sighed at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sabbath appeared.
Seite 126 - ... he said, who had an American heart in his bosom who would not have thrown open his fields, his barns, his cellars, the doors of his house, the portals of his breast, to have received with open arms the meanest soldier in that little band of famished patriots? Where is the man? There he stands — but whether the heart of an American beats in his bosom you, gentlemen, are to judge.
Seite 92 - ... How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there!
Seite 76 - Take thy banner! May it wave Proudly o'er the good and brave; When the battle's distant wail Breaks the sabbath of our vale, When the clarion's music thrills To the hearts of these lone hills, When the spear in conflict shakes, And the strong lance shivering breaks. "Take thy banner! and, beneath The battle-cloud's encircling wreath, Guard it!