 Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir....  History of Ashland County, Ohio - Seite 198von Abraham J. Baughman - 1909 - 870 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 Seiten
...friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befel In Philadelphia city. Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw ft sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze. The truth can't be denied,... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1818 - 292 Seiten
...friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befel In Philadelphia city. "Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. i in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir,... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1818 - 298 Seiten
...friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty: Strange things I'll tell, which lute hel'cl In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stoorl on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1819 - 208 Seiten
...Just when the sun was rising, A soldier itood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As ia a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir,...of kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir, A sailor, too, in jerkia blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his even, in great surprise,... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 Seiten
...friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I-ll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. -Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprizing. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied,... | |
 | John Trumbull - 1826 - 180 Seiten
...friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, : Strange things I'll tell, which late befel, In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood, on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze, he stood to gaze, The truth can't be den'd,... | |
 | 1827 - 158 Seiten
...BATTLE OF THE KEGS* (r. noFKissos) <GUtiA.NT9, attend, and hear a friendy Trill forth harmonious ditty : 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was...rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a sight surprising, As in amaze, he stood to gaze, (The truth can't be denied, sir,) He spied a srore... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 Seiten
...forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. •'Twa» early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log ol" wood, And saw a sight surprizing. • As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied,... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 404 Seiten
...ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. • 'Twas early day, as pocls say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood...of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir. A sailor too in jerkin blue, This strange appearance viewing1, First dd his eyes, in great surprise,... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 408 Seiten
...friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A aoldier stood on a log of wood. And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth... | |
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