To hear the tempest trumpings loud And see the lightning lances driven, When strive the warriors of the storm, And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven, Child of the sun ! to thee 'tis given To guard the banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur smoke,... The Culprit Fay, and Other Poems - Page 90by Joseph Rodman Drake - 1847 - 92 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1819 - 480 pages
...thy regal form, To hear the tempest, trumping loud, And see the lightning-lances driven, When stride the warriors of the storm, And rolls the thunder-drum...rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbingers of victory! Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high! When speaks the signal trumpet-tone.... | |
| A. B. Cleveland - 1832 - 496 pages
...warriors of the storm And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven,— Child of the Sun, to thee His given, 16 To guard the banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur...shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbinger of victory. Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph, high. When... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...of the free, To hover In the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle-stroke, And bid its bl endings shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbingers of victory! Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph I igh, When speaks the signal... | |
| Gerritt Van Husen Forbes - 1833 - 32 pages
...When stride the warriors of the storm, And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven. Child of the sun tothee 'tis given. To guard the banner of the free, To hover...shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbingerof victory !" Good night all ! Happy sleep, and a good conscience to each one of you. ! Heantiful... | |
| 1835 - 320 pages
...heaven, Child of the sun, to thee 'tis given, To guard the banner of the free To hover in the sulpher smoke, To ward away the battle stroke, And bid its...shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbinger of victory. Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumpivhigh. When... | |
| 1836 - 268 pages
...given To guard the banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle-stroke, And bid its blendings shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, ' The harbinger of victory f Flag of the brave ! Thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high !... | |
| 1836 - 362 pages
...To guard the banner of the free — To hover in the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle-stroke, And bid its blendings shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war The harbinger of victory ! Flag of the brave ! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high !... | |
| 1839 - 430 pages
...rear'st aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest trumping loud, And see the lightning-lances driven, To guard the banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur...shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbinger of victory. Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph, high. When... | |
| 1839 - 580 pages
...banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle stroke, And bid its blendlngs shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbingers of victory ! m. Flag of the brave ! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high, When speaks the signal... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 302 pages
...land. Majestic monarch of the cloud, Who rearst aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest tr limpings loud And see the lightning lances driven, When strive...rainbows on the cloud of war, The harbingers of victory 1 Flag of the brave ! thy folds shall fly, \ The sign of hope and triumph high, __."*: When speaks... | |
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