 | James Wood Davidson - 1869 - 654 pages
...around with glory, And 'twill live in song and story Though its folds are in the dust : For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages — Furl that Banner, softly, slowly ; Treat it gently — it is holy, For it droops above the dead. Touch it... | |
 | Sallie A. Brock - 1869 - 660 pages
...around with glory, And 'twill live in song and story, Though its folds are in the dust ; For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down through ages> Furl its folds, though now we must. Furl that banner ! softly, slowly ; Treat it gently,... | |
 | Robert Edward Lee - 1870 - 68 pages
...that is left us it is enough. We gave to history the proudest and purest name of all; " For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages;" 43 and manhood is nobler that he lived as he did live, and died as he died. And now, young men of the... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1877 - 894 pages
...will live in song and story, When its folds are in the dust, And its fame on brighter pages, Penn'd by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages, Furl its folds though now we must." True to the victorious banner to which Lee pledged his faith when the sun of the Lost Cause went down... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1879 - 294 pages
...around with glory, And 't will live in song and story, Though its folds are in the dust; For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages : Furl its folds, for now we must. Furl that banner softly, slowly; Furl it gently, — it is holy, — For it droops... | |
 | Robert S. Bevier - 1879 - 538 pages
...story, Though its folds are in the dust; For its fame, on brightest pages — Sung by poets, penned by sages— Shall go sounding down the ages — Furl its folds though now we must. — [Miss Dinnies. CONTENTS. PART FIRST. CHAPTER L WHY THEY FOUGHT— THE SOUTHERN CAUSE. The kind... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1882 - 1040 pages
...will live in song and story, When its folds are in the dust, And its fame on brighter pages, Penn'd by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages, Furl its folds though now we must." True to the victorious banner to which Lee pledged his faith when the sun of the Lost Cause went down... | |
 | Kate Sherwood Mcdowell - 1883 - 538 pages
...around with glory ; And 'twill live in song and story Though its folds are in the dust, For its form, on brightest pages Penned by poets and by sages. Shall go sounding down through ages, Furl its folds tho' now we must. Furl that Banner, softly, slowly ; Touch it not, unfold... | |
 | Abram Joseph Ryan - 1884 - 390 pages
...around with glory, And 'twill live in song and story, Though its folds are in the dust: For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages,...down the ages— Furl its folds though now we must. Furl that Banner, softly, slowly ! Treat it gently — it is holy — For it droops above the dead.... | |
 | 1886 - 552 pages
...around with glory, And 'twill live in song and story Though its folds are in the dust: For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages,...down the ages — Furl its folds though now we must. Furl that banner, softly, slowly; Treat it gently — it is holy. For it droops above the dead. Touch... | |
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tis gory, Yet 'tis wreathed around with glory, And 'twill live in song and story Though its folds are in the dust! For its fame on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sages, Shall go sounding down the ages — Furl its folds though now we must. 
