 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...heart has shed a drop as dear As e'er bedewed the field of glory! The wife who girds her husband's sword, Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And bravely...Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er • Was poured upon the field of battle... | |
 | 1864 - 640 Seiten
...of glory. The wife who girds her husband's sword, 'Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And gravely speaks the cheering word, What though her heart be...hear The bolts of war around him rattle. Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Wag poured upon a field of battle. The mother who conceals her grief, When to... | |
 | 1861 - 674 Seiten
...Her heart has shed a drop ns dear As ever dewed the field of glory. The wife who girds her husband'« sword, 'Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And bravely...hear The bolts of war around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the plain of battle ! The mother who conceals her grief, While... | |
 | 1863 - 858 Seiten
...heart ha« shed a drop as dear As e'er bedewed the field of glory ! The wife who girds her husband's sword 'Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And bravely...Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle — Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the field of battle!... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - 1863 - 288 Seiten
...heart has shed a drop as dear As e'er bedewed the field of glory ! II. The wife who girds her husband's sword, Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And bravely...Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er III. The mother who conceals her grief While... | |
 | Henry T. Johns - 1864 - 424 Seiten
...ever dewed the field of glory. The wife who grinds her husband's sword, 'Mid little ones who weep and wonder, And bravely speaks the cheering word, What...hear The bolts of war around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the plain of battle. The mother who conceals her grief. While... | |
 | 1864 - 300 Seiten
...The wife who gird» her husband's sword, 'Mid littN- onus who weep or wonder, And gravely speakAhe cheering word. What though her heart be rent asunder...hear The bolts of war around him rattle. Hath shed at sacred blood as e'nr Was poured upon the field of battle. The mother who conceals her grief. When... | |
 | Henry T. Johns - 1864 - 426 Seiten
...sword, 'Mid little ones who weep and wonder, And bravely speaks the cheering word, What though-her heart be rent asunder— Doomed nightly in her dreams...hear The bolts of war around him rattle, Hath shed as aacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the plain of battle. The mother who conceals her grief, While... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - 1864 - 200 Seiten
...heart has shed a drop as dear As e'er bedew'd the field of glory. The wife who girds her husband's sword, Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And bravely...cheering word, What though her heart be rent asunder, Doom'd nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle. Hath shed as sacred blood... | |
 | William Wallace Lyle, William W. Lyle - 1865 - 412 Seiten
...HOSPITAL WOMAN'S WORK A REMARKABLE DEATHBED—A MOTHER'S INFLUENCE. THE wife who girds her husband's sword, 'Mid little ones who weep or wonder And bravely...cheering word, What though her heart be rent asunder, Doom'd nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood... | |
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The mother who conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses... 
