 | 1836 - 496 pages
...forest-land ! Their bosoms pillowed men 1 And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen. To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ball — To stand beside a husband's place, And fill it should he fall. The mothers of our forest-land! SuA were... | |
 | 1837 - 488 pages
...In hamm'oek, fort, or glen. To load the sure old rifleTo run the leaden hall — To stand beside a husband's place, And fill it should he fall. The mothers...were their daily deeds, Their monument! — where does it stand ? Their epitaph ! — who reads? No braver dames had Sparta, No nobler matrons Rome —... | |
 | 1837 - 490 pages
...forest-land ! Their bosoms pillowed men ! And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen. To load the sure old rifle— To run the leaden ball — To stand beside a husband's place, And fiIl it should he fall. The mothers of our forest-land! Such, were... | |
 | 1837 - 372 pages
...-Forest-Land ! Their bosoms pillowed men ! And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen. To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ball — To stand beside a husband's place, And fill it should he fall. : The Mothers of our Forest-Land ! Such... | |
 | William Davis Gallagher - 1841 - 278 pages
...! Their bosoms pillowed men ! And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen. 6» To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ball...were their daily deeds. Their monument ! — where does it stand ? Their epitaph ! — who reads ? No braver dames had Sparta, No nobler matrons Rome... | |
 | 1841 - 640 pages
...Forest-Land ! Their bosoms pillowed men ! And pioud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen ; To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ball...were their daily deeds. Their. monument ! — where does it stand ? Their epitaph ! — who reads ? No braver dames had Sparta, No nobler matrons RomeYet... | |
 | John Keese - 1842 - 336 pages
...by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen. To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ballTo watch a battling husband's place, And fill it should he fall : THE MOTHERS OF THE WEST. 213 The Mothers of our Forest- Land ! Stieh were their daily deeds. f Their monument ! —... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...forest-land ! Their bosoms pillow'd men ! And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen, To load the sure, old rifle — To run the leaden ball — To wateh a battling husband's place, And fill it, should he fall : The mothers of our forest-land ! Such... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...forest-land ! Their bosoms pillow'd men ! And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen, To load the sure, old rifle — To run the leaden...were their daily deeds. Their monument! — where does it stand ? Their epitaph ! — who reads ! No braver dames had Sparta, No nobler matrons Rome... | |
 | 1843 - 600 pages
...Forest-land ! Their bosoms pillowed men ! And proud were they, by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen. To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ball...a battling husband's place. And fill it should he 1all. The mothers of our Forest-land ! Such were their early deeds, Their monument ! — where doth... | |
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Their bosoms pillowed men ! And proud were they by such to stand, In hammock, fort, or glen ; To load the sure old rifle — To run the leaden ball — To watch a battling husband's place, And fill it should he fall. 
