| John Ward Dean, George Folsom, John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles, Henry Barton Dawson - 1859 - 492 Seiten
...every quarter : Why, sure (thought they), the De'il's to pay 'Mong folk above the'water. The kegs, 'tis said, though strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops. Sir, Could not oppose their pow'rful foes, The conq ring British troops, Sir. From morn to night these men of might Display'd amazing... | |
| John Ward Dean, George Folsom, John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles, Henry Barton Dawson - 1859 - 464 Seiten
...they), the De'il's to pay 'llong folk above the water. From morir to night these men of might Display'd amazing courage, And when the sun was fairly down. Retired to sup their porridge. A hundred men, with each a peu, Or more, upon my word. Sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 Seiten
...quarter; Why sure (thought they), the devil's to pajr 'Mong folk above the water. " The kegs, 'tis said, though strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foes, The conq'ring British troops, air. • From morn to night, these men of might Diaplay'd amazing courage,... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 788 Seiten
...every quarter; Why sure (thought they), the devil's to pajr 'Mung folk above the water. "The kegs, 'us said, though strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foe», The conq'ring British troops, sir. • From morn to night, these men of might Display 'd amazing... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 Seiten
...Why sure, thought they, the devil's to pay 'Mongst folks above the water. The kegs, 'tis said, tho' strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foes, The conq'ring British troops, sir. From morn to night these men of might Display'd amazing courage ; And... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 Seiten
...Why sure, thought they, the devil's to pay 'Mongst'folks above the water. * The kegs, 'tis said, tho' strongly made . Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foes, The conq'ring British troops, sir. From morn to night these men of might Display'd amazing courage ; And... | |
| Wayne E. Burton - 1867 - 674 Seiten
...quarter; Why sure, thought they, the devil's to pay, 'Mongst folks above the water. The kegs, 'tis said, though strongly made, Of rebel staves and hoops,...foes, The conquering British troops, sir. From morn to night these men of might Display'd amazing courage ; And when the sun was fairly down, Ketir'd to... | |
| Elias Nason - 1869 - 84 Seiten
...ferrying ! " and when was British valor ever better eulogized than in the closing stanzas : "From morn to night these men of might Displayed amazing courage; And when the sun was fairly down, Eetired to sup their porridge. A hundred men with each a pen Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most... | |
| 1876 - 754 Seiten
...quarter : . Why, sure, thought they, the devil's to pay 'JUongst folks above the water. The kegs, 'tis said, though strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops,...sun was fairly down Retired to sup their porridge. A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would bo too few Their... | |
| Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 Seiten
...cannons at every thing they saw floating in the river during the ebb tide. The kegs, 'tis said, tho' strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foes, The conq'ring British troops, sir. From morn to night these men of might Display'd amazing courage; And... | |
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