 she leaned far out on the window-sill, -. and shook it forth with a royal will. ' Shoot, if you must, this old grey head, but spare your country's flag,' she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, over the face of the leader came ; f the nobler nature...  Hints and Helps for Latin Elegiacs - Seite 161von Henry Lee Warner - 1885 - 225 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - 1864 - 530 Seiten
...out on the window-sl'll, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if yon mnst, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A...a blush of shame Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: " Who touches a hair of... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 Seiten
...window-sill, And shook it forth wife a royal will. " Shoot, if you muxt, this old gray head, But Kpare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness,...a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came ; The noble nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: " Who touches a hair of... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - 1864 - 200 Seiten
...and gash. Quick, as it fell from the broken staff, Dame Barbara snatch'd the silken scarf. She lean'd far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - 1865 - 260 Seiten
...from the broken staff, Dame Barbara snatched the silken scari ; She leaned far out on the window sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,— But spare your country's flag !" she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 122 Seiten
...blazed the rifle-blast. Quick, as it fell, from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it...with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1866 - 368 Seiten
...blazed the rifle-blast. It shivered the window, pane and sash; It rent the banner with seam and gash. She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it...with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the... | |
 | Nathaniel Kirk Richardson - 1866 - 204 Seiten
...and gash. Quick, as it fell from the broken staff, Dame Barbara snatch'd the silken scarf. She lean'd far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - 1866 - 542 Seiten
...from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sHl, And shook it forth with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame Over the... | |
 | Penny readings - 1867 - 270 Seiten
...with seam and gash. Quick, as it fell from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it...blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: " Who touches a hair of... | |
 | Linus Pierpont Brockett, Mary C. Vaughan - 1867 - 810 Seiten
...with seam and gash. Quick, as it fell, from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it...with a royal will. " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the... | |
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