 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 406 strani
...fatal blow — Aims at THEE the fatal blow. " ' Virgins fair, and matrons graye, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for THEE triumphal bowers ; Strew,...with flowers — Strew your Hero's way with flowers.' " As they sung the last lines they strewed the flowers before the General, who halted till the sonnet... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 466 strani
...the fatal blowAims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers ; Strew,...with flowers ! Strew your hero's way with flowers ! and suiting their action to the words, they threw their flowers in 17 the way before him. In the... | |
 | 1856 - 380 strani
...fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. i " Virgins fair and matrons grave, These thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers ! Strew,...with flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers." And they poured out the contents of their baskets, as he passed along. Happy, happy the man who had... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur - 1856 - 302 strani
...fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. 21 Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers ; Strew,...with flowers ! Strew your hero's way with flowers!" As they sung the last line of their song, suiting the action to the words, they strewed before him... | |
 | 1856 - 352 strani
...blow. " Virgins fair and matrons grave, These thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee trinmphal bowers ! Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers." And they poured out the contents of their baskets, as he passed along. Happy, happy the man who had... | |
 | David W. Belisle - 1859 - 450 strani
...the fatal blow — Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair, and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers : Strew,...with flowers — Strew your hero's way with flowers. Each of the singers held her basket in her hands, filled with flowers, which, when they sung, ' Strew... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1860 - 356 strani
...again the fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers; Strew,...with flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers." Arrived at New York, the president's establishment was formed upon a scale partaking at once of simplicity... | |
 | George Washington Parke Custis - 1860 - 756 strani
...fatal blow— Aims at Thee the fatal blow. " Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arm did save, Build for Thee triumphal bowers. Strew,...with flowers— Strew your Hero's way with flowers !" Washington arrived in New York on the twenty-third of April, and took the oath of office, administered... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 804 strani
...fatal blow — Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers : Strew,...way with flowers! Strew your hero's way with flowers !" Before he left Trenton, the president sent a brief note to the ladies who prepared this memorable... | |
 | William Henry Carpenter, Timothy Shay Arthur - 1865 - 306 strani
...the fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave. Those thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers ; Strew,...with flowers ! Strew your hero's way with flowers !" As they sung the last line of their song, suiting the action to the words, they strewed before him... | |
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WELCOME, mighty chief, once more Welcome to this grateful shore ; Now no mercenary foe Aims again the fatal blow ; Aims at THEE the fatal blow. " Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for THEE triumphal bowers. Strew,... 
