 And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's...  The Book of Elegant Extracts - Page 64by Book - 1868 - 159 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literature - 1915 - 862 pages
...Civil War. A shot had aiready broken the staff of the flag when Jackson leaped before his men: — " 'Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on !' he said." We shall fight to the last remnant of our resources in money and men in order that a principle of government... | |
 | American essays - 1916 - 986 pages
...as a little boy of six who was reciting 'Barbara Frietchie" to me. After reciting the lines, — ' Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on! ' he said, — with great elocutionary fire, he stopped suddenly; and then, after a moment's thought, he asked,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches...tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 652 pages
...sadncs*, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches...Sounded the tread of marching feet ; All day long that fire flag tossed Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its toni foils rose and fell On the loyal winds... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 422 pages
...sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches...tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1864 - 188 pages
...sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches...tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Calisthenics - 1864 - 434 pages
...of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches...tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the Rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that... | |
 | E. S. S. Rouse - United States - 1864 - 346 pages
...sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : "Who touches...tread of marching feet : All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the Rebel host ; Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal minds that... | |
 | United States - 1864 - 356 pages
...sadness, and a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word ; " Who touches...tread of marching feet ; All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - Recitations - 1864 - 530 pages
...of sadness, a blush of shame Over the face of the leader came ; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word : " Who touches...a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on 1" he said. All day long, through Frederick street, Sounded the tread of marching feet : All day long... | |
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