Camp-fires of the Revolution; Or, The War of Independence, Illustrated by Thrilling Events and Stories ...Lindsay & Blakiston, 1859 - 447 pages |
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Page 372 - We fly by day, and shun its light; But, prompt to strike the sudden blow, We mount, and start with early night, And through the forest track our foa.
Page 184 - In a chariot of light from the regions of day, The goddess of Liberty came; Ten thousand celestials directed the way, And hither conducted the dame. A fair budding branch from the gardens above, Where millions with millions agree, She brought in her hand, as a pledge of her love, And the plant she named LIBERTY TREE. The celestial exotic struck deep in the ground, Like a native it flourish'd and bore; The fame of its fruit drew the nations around, To seek out this peaceable shore.
Page 372 - Now light the fire and cook the meal, The last, perhaps, that we shall taste; I hear the Swamp Fox round us steal, And that's a sign we move in haste. He whistles to the scouts, and hark! You hear his order calm and low. Come, wave your torch across the dark, And let us see the boys that go. We may not see their forms again, God help 'em, should they find the strife!
Page 179 - As they could not get before us, how could they look us in the face ? We took care they should n't, by scampering away apace. That they had not much to brag of, is a very plain case ; For if they beat us in the fight, we beat them in the race.
Page 181 - Plains, where he fortified a camp in such a manner, as to afford security to the whole army, and where he intended to hazard a general engagement, if pushed by the enemy. The camp was on elevated ground, defended in front by two lines of intrenchments nearly parallel to each other, and between four and five hundred yards apart. The right wing rested on the Brunx, which, by making a short bend, encompassed the flank and part of the rear. The left wing reached to a pond, or small lake, of some extent,...
Page 216 - Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, "The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner," to which the conqueror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, "I shall always be ready to bear testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your excellency.
Page 372 - Now light the fire, and cook the meal, The last, perhaps, that we shall taste ; I hear the swamp fox round us steal, And that's a sign we move in haste. He whistles to the scouts, and hark ! You hear his order calm and low — Come, wave your torch across the dark And let us see the boys that go.
Page 185 - But hear, oh, ye swains, ('tis a tale most profane,) How all the tyrannical powers, King, commons, and lords, are uniting amain, To cut down this guardian of ours! From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; • • Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defence of our LIBERTY TREE.
Page 177 - To Ticonderoga we went in a passion, Swearing to be revenged on the whole French nation ; But we soon turn'd tail without hesitation, Because they fought behind trees, — which is not the regular fashion.
Page 57 - your foes you'll banish. Soon the triumph shall be won ; Scarce shall setting Phoebus vanish, Ere the deathless deed be done.