Songs for the People: Comprising National, Patriotic, Sentimental, Comic, and Naval SongsAlbert G. Emerick Oliver Ditson, 1852 - 304 páginas |
Termos e frases comuns
ALLEGRETTO ALLEGRO ANDANTE ANDANTINO Auld Robin Gray BASS battle Bay of Biscay beautiful boat boatman bound brave bright Buena Vista Cease thy roaring CHARLES DIBDIN Charlie CHORUS clare de kitchen composed crew Dacres dance Dandy Jim dear Der Freischutz Dibdin farm well till'd fight foam fondly thine FRANCIS HOPKINSON friends gallant give gun at sea hail HEAD-PIECE heard heart HOPKINSON horn of chase house well fill'd hunter's horn Hurrah Jamie Jeanie Morrison Jenny Lind Jim of Caroline John Anderson Joseph Hopkinson kegs Mad Anthony Wayne massa merry horn MINUTE GUN morning night o'er opera popular rataplan Rory round shore short wife sigh sing song SOPRANO sound star-spangled banner sung sweet sy morning TAIL-PIECE tall wife tears tell thou Thro troubadour Twas Twill village voice Wallace wave wife well will'd young
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Página 16 - O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Página 16 - Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation ! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto:
Página 74 - My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here ; My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer; Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
Página 16 - Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Página 56 - So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest : — The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet.
Página 77 - 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 men almost distracted. Some fire...
Página 16 - Immortal patriots! rise once more ; Defend your rights, defend your shore; Let no rude foe with impious hand, Let no rude foe with impious hand, Invade the shrine where sacred lies Of toil and blood the well-earned prize.
Página 67 - Then Rory, the rogue, stole his arm round her neck, So soft and so white, without freckle or speck, And he looked in her eyes that were beaming with light, And he kissed her sweet lips, — don't you think he was right? "Now, Rory, leave off, sir; you'll hug me no more; That's eight times to-day that you've kissed me before.
Página 197 - I marvel, Jeanie Morrison, Gin I hae been to thee As closely twined wi...
Página 16 - Firm, united, let us be, Rallying round our Liberty, As a band of brothers joined, Peace and safety we shall find.