 The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here and others there, Like...  M'Fingal: A Modern Epic Poem, in Four Cantos - Page 164by John Trumbull - 1826 - 184 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Humphreys, Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati - Generals - 1788 - 202 pages
...; the Tailor too ; And, fcarM almoft to death, Sir, Wore cut their fhoej, to fpread the news ; Anil ran till out of breath, Sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Moft frantic fcenes were acted : And forfie ran here and fome ran there, Like men almoft diftrailed.... | |
 | David Humphreys - United States - 1804 - 440 pages
...horizontally at any given depth under water, and of rising or sinking at pleasure. To this machine, called The soldier flew ; the sailor too ; And, scar'd almost...Wore out their shoes, to spread the news, And ran til) out of breath, Sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And... | |
 | David Humphreys - Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 - 1818 - 298 pages
...town " In this new way of ferry'ng." The soldier flew ; the sailor too ; And, scar'd almost to dealh, Sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And...some ran there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cried, which some denied, But said the earth had quaked : And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran... | |
 | David Humphreys - Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 - 1818 - 292 pages
...like pickled herring; " And they're come down, t' attack the town "In this new way of ferry'ng." The soldier flew ; the sailor too ; And, scar'd almost to death, Sir, Wore out their slices to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, Sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - Agriculture - 1819 - 208 pages
...like pickled herring ; "And they're come down, V attack the town " In this new way of ferry'ng." The soldier flew ; the sailor too : < And scar'd almost...some ran there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cried, which some denied, But said tbe earth bad quaked : And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 502 pages
...herring; " And they're come down t' attack the town " In this new way of ferrying." The soldier flow; the sailor too; And scar'd almost to death, Sir, Wore...some ran there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cried, which some denied, But said the earth had quaked : And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 494 pages
...like pickled herring ; " And they're come down t' attack the town " In this new way of ferrying." The soldier flew ; the sailor too ; And scar'd almost...spread the news, And ran till out of breath, Sir. Now np and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and some ran... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 404 pages
...herring; And they're come down t" attack the town In this new way of ferry 'ng.' ' The soldier ftew, the sailor too, And scar'd almost to death, sir, Wore...frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and other* there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cry'd, which some denied, But said the earth had... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 408 pages
...And they're come down t' attack the town In this new way of ferry'njr." The soldier flew, the tailor too, . And scar'd almost to death, sir, Wore out their...Now up and down throughout the town, Most frantic icenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cry'd,... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - American poetry - 1829 - 412 pages
...down t' attack the town, In this new way of ferrying." The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes, to spread...frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cried, which some denied, But said the earth had... | |
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