 Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack ; his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep; For their mother — may Heaven defend her!  Poems of Places: America - Seite 168herausgegeben von - 1879Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...the mountain. Ills musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories lender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep —...defend her! The moon seems to shine just as brightly us then. That night when the love, yet unspoken, Leaped up to his lips — when lowluurimirod vows... | |
 | 1863 - 804 Seiten
...the low trundle bed Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket Talle »lacle — his face «lark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep. And their mother—" muy Heaven defend her." The moon seems to shine as brightly as then — That night... | |
 | Sir William Howard Russell - 1861 - 1102 Seiten
...bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket Tails slack — his face, dark and grim, Grown gentle, with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer...her ! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as tbfcn,— That night when the love, yet unspoken. Leaped up to her lips — when low-murmured rovt... | |
 | 1862 - 500 Seiten
...mountain. llie musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, AH he mutters a prayer for the children asleep— For...— may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine justas brightly aa then — That night when the love, yet unspoken, Leaped up to her lips — when... | |
 | William Wyndham Malet - 1863 - 332 Seiten
...the two on the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain : His musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender,...— may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine as brightly as then, That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips, and when low murmured... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1863 - 410 Seiten
...of the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls back—his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender,...As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep— The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then. That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - 1864 - 418 Seiten
...the two in the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain. Ilia musket falls back — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender,...lips — when low murmured vows Were pledged to be never unbroken. Then drawing his sleeve roughly over hia eyes, He dashes off tears that are welling,... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 354 Seiten
...the two in the low trundle-bed, Par away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack, — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender,...brightly as then, That night, when the love yet unspoken Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes, He dashes off tears that are welling, And gathers his... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - 1865 - 260 Seiten
...trundle bed Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack — his face dark and grim, C Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a...Were pledged to be ever unbroken. Then drawing his sleeves roughly over his eyes He dashes off tears that are welling, And gathers his gun closer up to... | |
 | Elizabeth Collins - 1865 - 132 Seiten
...the two on the low trundle-bed, Far away in the cot on the mountain : His musket falls slack — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender,...mother, may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine as brightly as then, That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips, and when low murmured... | |
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