 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - Recitations - 1889 - 356 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlit plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp, A moment — and away ! Back to the pathless forest Before the peep of day. Grave men there are by broad Santee, Grave men with hoary hairs; Their hearts are all... | |
 | Mara Louise Pratt Chadwick - United States - 1889 - 168 pages
...fiery barb across the moonlit plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind that lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — a moment and away Back to the pathless forest before the peep of day. Grave men they are by broad Santee, grave men with hoary hairs, Their hearts are all with... | |
 | Cornelia Phillips Spencer - North Carolina - 1888 - 292 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlit plain : 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp— A moment, and away, Back to the pathless forest Before the peep of day. CHAPTER XXIV. BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN. 178O. MAJOR FERGUSON had gone on successfully... | |
 | George Cary Eggleston - American poetry - 1889 - 546 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlight plain ; 'T is life to feel the night wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — A moment — and away Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day. Grave men there are by broad Santee, Grave men with hoary hairs ; Their hearts are all... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - English poetry - 1890 - 640 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlight plain; 'T is life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp— A moment — and away Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day. Grave men there are by broad Santee, Grave men with hoary hairs; Their hearts are all... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - American poetry - 1890 - 344 pages
...fiery barb 1 Across the moonlight plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — A moment — and away, Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day. 1 Barb : a horse remarkable for speed and spirit. Grave men there are by broad Santee,1... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - American poetry - 1890 - 342 pages
...fiery barb 1 Across the moonlight plain ; 'Tis life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — A moment — and away, Back to the pathless forest, Grave men there are by broad Santee,1 Grave men with hoary hairs ; Their hearts are all with Marion,... | |
 | Grace Townsend - English poetry - 1891 - 570 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlight plain; "T is life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — A moment — and away Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day. Grave men there are by broad Santee, Grave men with hoary hairs; Their hearts are all... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - Readers - 1892 - 110 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlight plain ; 'T is life to feel the night-wind That lifts the tossing mane. A moment in the British camp — « A moment — and away Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day. Grave men there are by broad Santee, Grave men with hoary hairs ; so Their hearts are... | |
 | American poetry - 1892 - 266 pages
...fiery barb Across the moonlit plain ; 'T is life to feel the night-wind That lifts his tossing mane, A moment in the British camp — A moment — and away Back to the pathless forest, Before the peep of day. Grave men the're are by broad Santee, Grave men with hoary hairs, Their hearts are all... | |
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Well knows the fair and friendly moon The band that Marion leads — The glitter of their rifles, The scampering of their steeds. 
