 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 726 Seiten
...cannot here deny ourselves the pleasure of quoting some of Bryant's felicitous lines on tho subject : " Our band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold ; The British soldier trembles When MARION'S name is told. Our fortress is the good green wood, Our tent... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 642 Seiten
...lonely height Of rocky Penmaenmaur deep darkness spread ; SKIRID, A HILL NEAR ABERGAVENNY. N BRYANT. SONG OF MARION'S MEN. OUR band is few, but true and tried, Our lender frank and bold ; The British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the... | |
 | Augusta Blanche Berard - 1859 - 230 Seiten
...the north ? — Repeat the story of Putnam's escape. CHAPTER XV. THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (Concluded.) "Our band is few, but true and tried. Our leader frank and bold, The British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told." BRYAN* 1780. ON the twelfth of May, 1780, the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 788 Seiten
...Marion's brigade to their beloved leader. Bryant has sketched a graphic picture of that noble band, in his SONG OF MARION'S MEN. Our band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold ; The British soldier trembles When MARION'S name is told. Our fortress is the good green wood, Our tent... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 Seiten
...leader. Bryant has sketched a graphic picture of that noble band, in his SONG OF MARION'S MEN. Oar band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold ; Tire British soldier trembles When MARION'S name is told. Our fortress is the good green wood, Our... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1861 - 272 Seiten
...fresher wind sweeps by, and breaks my dream, And I am in the wilderness alone. SONG OF MARION'S MEN. OUE band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold; The British soldier trembles Our tent the cypress-tree ; We know the forest round us, When Marion's name... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1862 - 308 Seiten
...fresher wind sweeps by, and breaks my dream, And I am in the wilderness alone. SONG OF MARION'S MEN, i OUR band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold ; The British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good greenwood, Our tent the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1862 - 276 Seiten
...fresher wind sweeps by, and breaks my dream, And I am in the wilderness alone. SONG OF MARION'S MEN. OUE band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold; The British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good greenwood, Our tent the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1865 - 444 Seiten
...remonstrate with him for not coming into the open field, and fighting " like a gentleman and a Christian." SONG OF MARION'S MEN. " Our band is few, but true...When Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good greenwood, Our tent the cypress tree ; We know the forest round' us, As seamen know the sea. We know... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1865 - 300 Seiten
...continue to make use of your eyes, and you, Robert, learn that eyes were given you to use. AIKKN. 129. SONG OF MARION'S MEN. OUR band is few, but true and tried, our leader frank and bold. The British soldier trembles when MARION'S' name is told ; Our fortress is the good green wood, our tent... | |
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OUR band is few but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold ; The British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good greenwood, Our tent the cypress-tree ; We know the forest round us, As seamen know the sea. 
