| Margaret Tufts Yardley - 1893 - 464 páginas
...secretly sally forth and strike swift and telling blows at the enemy. Bryant has sung his paen, " The Song of Marion's Men :" " Our band is few, but true...when Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good green wood, Our tent the cypress tree," etc. Nathan Hale, another hero. After Washington's retreat... | |
| John W. Iliff - 1893 - 616 páginas
...in a bold, martial tone, an erect carriage, with free lilx.ral gesticulation and action.] Our bund is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank and bold;...British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told. Our lbrlresg is the good greenwood, Our tent the cypress tree; We know the forest round UK, As seamen know... | |
| 1894 - 178 páginas
...Francis Marion raised in South Carolina a small force which rendered great service to the American cause. Our band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank...When Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good green wood, Our tent the cypress-tree; We know the forest round us, As seamen know the sea. i8 Song... | |
| David Henry Montgomery - 1896 - 344 páginas
...then in use, neither flint nor percussion locks having been invented. SONG OF MARION'S MEN. 1780-1781. OUR band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank...and bold; The British soldier trembles When Marion's l name is told. Our fortress is the good greenwood, Our tent the cypress-tree; We know the forest round... | |
| 1898 - 348 páginas
...lea, I stand and calmly wait till the hinges turn for me. SONG OF MARION'S MEN WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank...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 its walls of thorny vines,... | |
| John Jacob Anderson - 1898 - 482 páginas
...people whom the British were contending against could never be conquered. SONG OF MAKION'S MEST. " Our band is few but true and tried, our leader frank...when Marion's name is told. Our fortress is the good green wood, our tent the cypress tree ; We know the forest round us as seamen know the sea."—Bryant.... | |
| Lucy Langdon Williams Wilson - 1898 - 122 páginas
...brave man was afterwards killed in battle. SONG OF MARION'S MEN OUR band is few, but tried and true, Our leader frank and bold; The British soldier trembles When Marion's name is told. We have no fort but dark green woods, Our tent's a shady tree — We know the forest 'round us As sailors... | |
| Katharine Hamer Shute - 1899 - 248 páginas
...While through the sounding sky Loud rings the Nation's cry, — • UNION AND LIBERTY ! ONE EVERMORE ! SONG OF MARION'S MEN. OUR band is few, but true and...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 its walls of thorny vines,... | |
| Eleanor Alice Persons - 1899 - 216 páginas
...island, and from there he would secretly sally forth and strike swift and telling blows at the enemy. Our band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank...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 its walls of thorny vines,... | |
| 1917 - 456 páginas
...within my heart, May look to heaven as I depart. 235 SONG OF MARION'S MEN WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT §UR band is few, but true and tried, Our leader frank...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 its walls of thorny vines,... | |
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