 | American poetry - 1850 - 264 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-top grieves, And slumber long and sweetly, Well knows the fair and friendly moon The band that Marion leads — The glitter of their rifles, The... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1851 - 380 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the" wind That in the...rifles, The scampering of their steeds. 'Tis life to guide the fiery barb Across the moonlight plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts his... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1852 - 388 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...rifles, The scampering of their steeds. 'Tis life to guide the fiery barb Across the moonlight plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts his... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1853 - 376 pages
...flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the pine-lop grieves, And slumber long and sweetly On beds of oaken...rifles, The scampering of their steeds. 'Tis life to guide the fiery barb Across the moonlight plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night- wind That lifts his... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1855 - 462 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...steeds. 'Tis life our fiery barbs to guide Across the moonlight plains.; 'Tis life to feel the night wind That lifts their tossing manes. A moment in the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1855 - 310 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...leaves. Well knows the fair and friendly moon The baud that Marion leads— The glitter of their rifles, The scampering of their steeds. 'Tis life to... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1855 - 690 pages
...laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathcr'd 'Го crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...grieves, And slumber long and sweetly, On beds of oaken leave«. Well knows the fair and friendly moon The band that MARIO* leads — The glitter of their... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 432 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...steeds. 'Tis life our fiery barbs to guide Across the moonlight plains ; Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts their tossing manes. A moment in the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 412 pages
...laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered " / To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...steeds. "Tis life our fiery barbs to guide Across the moonlight plains ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts their tossing manes. A moment in the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 416 pages
...with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With merry songs we mock the wind That in the...glitter of their rifles, The scampering of their steeds. 'Tia life our fiery barbs to guide Across the moonlight plains ; 'Tia life to feel the night-wind That... | |
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Then sweet the hour that brings release From danger and from toil; We talk the battle over, And share the battle's spoil. The woodland rings with laugh and shout, As if a hunt were up, And woodland flowers are gathered To crown the soldier's cup. With... 
