| James Fenimore Cooper - 1842 - 422 pages
...their summits, in places unassailable by cavalry , commenced a retreat to their boats. CHAPTER VIII. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far...wide ; And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant , died ; But things like these , yon know , must be At every famous victory." 89 » the uproar,... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...little stream hard by, They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his...wide, And many a childing mother then And new-born infant died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. "' They say it was a... | |
| 1844 - 206 pages
...little stream's hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his...wide ; And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant, died : But things like that, you know, must be At every Famous Victory. " They say it was a... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 200 pages
...stream hard by ; " They burnt his dwelling to the ground " And he was forced to fly ; " So with his wife and child he fled ; " Nor had he where to rest...country round " Was wasted far and wide : " And many a childling mother then, " And new born infaut died : " But things like that, you know must be, " At... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 206 pages
...stream hard by ; " They burnt his dwelling to the ground " And he was forced to fly ; " So with his wife and child he fled ; " Nor had he where to rest...country round " Was wasted far and wide : " And many a childling mother then, " And new born infant died : " But tilings like that, you know must be, " At... | |
| 1917 - 920 pages
...took as long to live through as it does now. There were casualty lists and there were broken hearts, but "things like that, you know, must be at every famous victory." It was almost with surprise that we read the contemporary tale of the long, long course of darkness,... | |
| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With flre and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born... | |
| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his ey 11 With flre and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then,... | |
| 1846 - 436 pages
...little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his...country round Was wasted far and wide ; And many a hapless mother then, And new-born baby, died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous... | |
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