| David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 Seiten
...when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw ft sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze. The truth can't be denied, Sir,...down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said — " Some mischief's... | |
| David Humphreys - 1818 - 298 Seiten
...when the sun was rising, A soldier stoorl on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir,...down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, first damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said — ** Some mischief's... | |
| Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1819 - 208 Seiten
...Just when the sun was rising, A soldier itood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As ia a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir,...Come floating down the tide, Sir, A sailor, too, in jerkia blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his even, in great surprise, Then said —... | |
| James Thacher - 1823 - 686 Seiten
...Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprizing. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir,...down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " some mischief's... | |
| James Thacher - 1827 - 494 Seiten
...when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log ol" wood, And saw a sight surprizing. • As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir,...down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " some mischief's... | |
| 1827 - 158 Seiten
...noFKissos) <GUtiA.NT9, attend, and hear a friendy Trill forth harmonious ditty : 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a sight surprising, As in amaze, he stood to gaze, (The truth can't be denied, sir,) He spied a srore... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 408 Seiten
...befel In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A aoldier stood on a log of wood. And saw a thing surprising....amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, air, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir. A sailor too in jerkin blue,... | |
| Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 412 Seiten
...cannons at everything they saw floating in the river, daring the ebb tide. 'T was early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood...surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't he demed, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir. A sailor too, in... | |
| Marshall Tufts - 1833 - 248 Seiten
...wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze, he stood to gaze, The truth is not deni'd, sir, He saw a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir. The soldier flew, and sailors too, And scar'd almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes to spread... | |
| Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 Seiten
...early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, — The truth can't be denied, — He spied a score of kegs, or more, Come floating down the tide. A sailor too, in jerkin blue, The... | |
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