 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
 | Donald Hall - American poetry - 1985 - 266 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 tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved... | |
 | Michael Kent Curtis - Law - 1993 - 704 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 tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved... | |
 | Richard Marius - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 592 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... | |
 | Arts - 1980 - 538 pages
...Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, / But spare your country's flag,' she said." Jackson responds: " Who touches a hair of yon gray head / Dies like a dog! March on!' he said." Whittier's repetition (though there is an intervening stanza) models public discourse shared by private... | |
 | Jay Parini - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 788 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 tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Literary Collections - 1995 - 212 pages
...of sadness, a hlush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nohler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon grey head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread... | |
 | Various - Poetry - 1996 - 496 pages
...sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred 40 To life at that woman's deed and word; "Who touches...Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet: 45 All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and... | |
 | William J. Bennett - Juvenile Fiction - 1997 - 392 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 on yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded... | |
 | Frank R. Shivers - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 348 pages
...But spare your country's flag . . . '" At that, Jackson's nobler nature stirred, and he commanded, '"Who touches a hair of yon gray head / Dies like a dog! March on!..."' Such songs as that give us the passion of the Civil War. Many others give us the sadness, and of these... | |
 | Carmela Ciuraru - American poetry - 2001 - 276 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... | |
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