 | 1868 - 648 pages
...like theirs entwined dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For though conquered, they adore it ! Low the cold, dead hands that bore it, Weep for those who fell... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1868 - 590 pages
...entwined like theirs dissever, And that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the hands that grasped it. And the hearts...it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered, they adore it — Love the dear, cold hands that bore it. Weep for those who... | |
 | Abram Joseph Ryan - 1866 - 286 pages
...dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. 56 THE CONQUERED BANNER. Furl it ! for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered, they adore it, Love the cold dead hands that bore it, Weep for those who fell... | |
 | Thomas Cooper De Leon - 1866 - 160 pages
...And, upheld by brave endeavor, That dear flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it! For the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...clasped it, Cold and dead are lying low: And that banner prone is "trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe! For, though conquered,... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1866 - 368 pages
...theirs entwined dissever ; And that flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave. IV. Furl it, for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...that fondly clasped it, Cold and dead are lying low ; f And that banner, it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe.... | |
 | CHARLES C JONES - 1867 - 252 pages
...their' s entwined dissever, ;Till that flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it ! for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe ; For though conquered, they adore it 5 Love the cold dead hands that bore it; Weep for those who fell... | |
 | John Joseph Halcombe - 1867 - 496 pages
...like theirs entwined dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered, they adore it, Love the cold dead hands that bore it, Weep for those that fell... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1867 - 508 pages
...theirs entwined dissever — That their flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave ! Furl it, for the hands that grasped it, And the hearts...around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe ; For, though conquered, they adore it, Love the cold, dead hands that bore it, Weep for those who... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1867 - 512 pages
...or their grave 1 Furl it, for the hands that grasped it, Aud the hearts that fondly clasped it, Gold and dead are lying low ; And that banner — it is...around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe ; Fcir, though conquered, they adore it, love the cold, dead hands that boro it, A7eep for those who... | |
 | John Henry Kennaway - 1867 - 346 pages
...entwined like theirs dissever, Till that flag should float for ever O'er their freedom or their grave. Furl it, for the hands that grasped it And the hearts that fondly clasped it, Cold and dead are lying now. And that banner it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe.... | |
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Banner — it is trailing, While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe. For, though conquered, they adore it, — Love the cold, dead hands that bore it, Weep for those who fell before it, Pardon those who trailed and tore it; And oh,... 
