 | Sir James Edward Alexander - 1833 - 360 Seiten
...landing from their boats below, at the hands of those who, in the words of an American poet, " Left their ploughshare in the mould, Their flocks and herds without...a fold ; The sickle in the unshorn grain, The corn half garnered on the plain, And mustered in their simple dress, For wrongs to seek a stern redress... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 Seiten
...wrongs, come weal, come wo, To perish, or o'ercome their foe. Oh, few and weak their numbers were — 'A handful of brave men ; But to their God they gave...battles heard their cry, And sent to them the victory 26. AMBITION. — Need. I loved to hear the war-horn cry, And panted at the drum's deep roll ; And... | |
 | 1838 - 332 Seiten
...glory to that valiant band, The honour'd saviours of the land ! O, few and weak their numbers were — A handful of brave men ; But to their God they gave their prayer, And rush'd to battle then. The God of battles heard their cry, And sent to them the victory. They left... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1840 - 248 Seiten
...offered inviting seats for the councils of this sylvan triumvirate. CHAPTER II. FRONTIER FACTIONS. " They left the ploughshare in the mould, Their flocks...a fold, The sickle in the unshorn grain. The corn half garnered on the plain, And mustered in their simple dress, . For wrongs to seek a stern redress... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman - 1840 - 972 Seiten
...sylvan triumvirate. CHAPTER II. FRONTIER FACTIONS. " They left the ploughshare in the mould, Their Bocks and herds without a fold, The sickle in the unshorn grain, The corn half garnered on the plain, And mustered in their simple dress. For nnrongs to seek a stern redress,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...their numbers were — A handful of brave men ; But to their GO0 they gave their prayer, And rush'd to battle then. The GOD of battles heard their cry,...a fold, The sickle in the unshorn grain, The corn, half-garner'd, on the plain, And muster'd, in their simple dress, For wrongs to seek a stern redress,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 Seiten
...wrongs, come weal, come wo, To perish, or o'ercome their foe. Oh, few and weak their numbers were — A handful of brave men ; But to their God they gave...battles heard their cry, And sent to them the victory 26. AMBITION. — Neal. I loved to hear the war-horn cry, And panted at the drum's deep roll ; And... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 Seiten
...glory to that valiant band, The honour'd saviours of the land ! O, few and weak their numbers were — A handful of brave men ; But to their GOD they gave their prayer, And rush'd to battle then. The GOD of battles heard their cry, And sent to them the victory. They left... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 Seiten
...wrongs, come weal, come wo, To perish, or o'ercome their foe. Oh, few and weak their numbers were — A handful of brave men ; But to their God they gave...battles heard their cry, And sent to them the victory 26. AMBITION. — Neal. I loved to hear the war-horn cry, And panted at the drum's deep roll ; And... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 Seiten
...to that valiant band, The honored saviors of the land ! 15 Oh ! few and weak their numbers were, — A handful of brave men ; But to their God they gave...to battle then. The God of battles heard their cry, 20 And sent to them the victory. They left the ploughshare in the mould, Their flocks and herds without... | |
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Oh, few and weak their numbers were — A handful of brave men ; But to their God they gave their prayer, And rushed to battle then. 
