When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there; She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With... A Manual of American Literature - Página 254editado por - 1909 - 493 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| John Frost - 1845 - 458 páginas
...was free no more' KNOWLES. 147. TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. WHEN freedom from her mountain heigh4 Unfurl'd her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dies And striped its pure celestial white, With streakings from the... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 páginas
...when we love, we live. Г.К7. THE AMFRKMN FI.Afi. When Freedom — from her mountain height, Unfurl'd her standard— to the air, She tore the azure robe of night. And set the stars of glory— there. She mingled, with its gorgeous dyes. The milky baldric— of the skies, And striped its pure — celestial... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 páginas
...wt live. 687. THE AXEKICAX FLAG. When Freedom—from her mountain height, Unfurl'd her standard—to the air. She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory—there. She mingled, with its gorgeous dyes, The milky baldric—of tbe skies, And striped its... | |
| Mrs. Silver - 1846 - 356 páginas
...din of preparation was heard a voice that would almost drown the thunder of a tempest, singing, — " When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her...azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 páginas
...! r3 LESSON LXXIV. TJie American Flag. — JR DRAKE. WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurl'd her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 456 páginas
...when the world is dark to thee, Then turn to the light of home. The American Flag. — FG HALLECX. She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ; She mingled with the gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial... | |
| 1848 - 276 páginas
...tempest, armed with wrath, Commissioned to affright us, and destroy. THE AMERICAN FLAG. BY JR DRAKE. WHEN Freedom from her mountain height, Unfurled her...azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dyus The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial... | |
| 1888 - 458 páginas
...mentioned in an introduction. If we could retain the first lines of Drake's poem on the American flag — " When Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air" — it will be easily retained by picturing the scene, with a vivid conception of Freedom on the mountain... | |
| 1850 - 264 páginas
...tempest, armed with wrath, Commissioned to affright us, and destroy. THE AMERICAN FLAG. BY JR DRAKE. WHEN Freedom from her mountain height, Unfurled her...azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial... | |
| Salem Town - 1850 - 372 páginas
...sig'nal ; 3. glit'ning for glit'tening ; 3. ven'gunce for ven'geance. THE AMERICAN FLAG. JR DRAKE. 1. WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her...azure robe of night And set the stars of glory there. NOTES. — • See Union, p. 246, note a. & The constitution of the United States wa« adopted September... | |
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