 Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack, — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep, — For their mother, — may Heaven defend her...  Southern Literary Messenger - Page 1031863Full view - About this book
 | Agriculture - 1862 - 500 pages
...While stars up above, with their glittering eyes Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There'« only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he tramps from the rock U> the fountain ; And he thinks of the two in the low trundle bed Far away in the cot on the mountain.... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1863 - 410 pages
...softly is creeping \ While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard—for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - History - 1863 - 312 pages
...moon, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming, A tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly is creeping, While the stars up above with their glittering eyes Keep guard, for the army is sleeping.' " During these days,. General Jackson had his headquarters near Bunker's... | |
 | William Wyndham Malet - History - 1863 - 332 pages
...: While the stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. m. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two on the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain : His musket... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1864 - 418 pages
...softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. Ilia musket... | |
 | Frank Moore - History - 1864 - 354 pages
...softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Par away in the cot on the mountain. His musket... | |
 | United States - 1864 - 356 pages
...softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There 'a only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There 's only the sourfd of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks of the two in the low trundle-bed, * Far away in the cot on the mountain. His... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - Elocution - 1865 - 260 pages
...leaves softly is creeping. While stars up above with their glittering eyes, Keep guard for our army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And lie thinks of the two in the low trundle bed Far away in the cot on the mountain. His... | |
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