 | 1844 - 468 pages
...And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would — but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung it where the bright light used to shine, On the cottage-wall at Biugen, — calm Bingen on the Rhine. "Tell my Sister not to weep for me, and sob with... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1845 - 788 pages
...And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung it where the bright light used to shine, On the cottage-wall at Bingen, calm Bingen on the Rhine. * * * * ' There's another — not a sister ; —... | |
 | 1846 - 460 pages
...And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty board, I let them take whate'er they would — but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung...cottage wall at Bingen, — calm Bingen on the Rhine. " TeB my sister not to weep for me, and sob with drooping head, When the troops are marching home again,... | |
 | 1847 - 300 pages
...love I bung it where the bright light used to shine, On the cottage-wall at Bingen, — calm Bingen on Tell my sister not to weep for me and sob with drooping head, When the troops are marching home again, with glad and gallant tread, But to look upon them proudly, with a calm and... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 520 pages
...; And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er he would, but kept my father's sword, And with boyish love I hung it where the bright light used to shine, On the cottage-wall at Bingen — calm Bingen on the Rhine ! " Tell my sister not to weep for me, and sob... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's sword ! And with boyish love I hung...at Bingen — calm Bingen on the Rhine ! " Tell my sisters not to weep for me, and sob with drooping head, When the troops come marching home again, with... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
...And when he died, and left us to divide his scauty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's, sword ! And with boyish love I hung...at Bingen — calm Bingen on the Rhine ! " Tell my sisters not to weep for me, and sob with drooping head, When the troops come marching home again, with... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 584 pages
...' And when he died and left us To divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, But kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung...light used to shine On the cottage wall at Bingen, At Bingen on the Rhine. " Tell my sister not to weep for me, And sob with drooping head When the troops... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...light used to shine, On the cottage wall at Bingen — calm Bingen on the Rhine ! " Tell my sisters not to weep for me, and sob with drooping head, When the troops come marehing home again, with glad and gallant tread; But to look upon them proudly, with a calm and steadfast... | |
 | 1854 - 576 pages
...And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's sword ! And with boyish love I hung...at Bingen — calm Bingen on the Rhine ! " Tell my sisters not to weep for me, and sob with drooping head, When the troops come marching home again, with... | |
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I was aye a truant bird, that thought his home a cage; For my father was a soldier, and even as a child My heart leaped forth to hear him tell of struggles fierce and wild; And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er... 
