 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...behind them the married ladies of the town. The inftant he pafled the arch, the young girls began to fmg the following ode : " Welcome, mighty chief, once more, « Welcome to this grateful fhore: '" Now no mercenary foe " Aims again the fatal blow, " Aims at thee the fatal blow. " Virgins... | |
 | English literature - 1796 - 746 pages
...them the married ladies of the town. The initnnt he pafled the arch, the young girls began to fing the following ode: " Welcome, mighty chief, once more, Welcome to this grateful fhore: Now no mercenary foe Aims again the fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair, and... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...behind them ; married ladies of the vicinity. The instant passed the arch, the children began to sing } following ode:—• Welcome, mighty Chief, once more...fatal blow. Virgins fair and Matrons grave, These thy conquering urm did save, Build for thee trim'nphal bowers. Strfcw, ye Fair, his way with flowers ;... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...with exquisite sweetness, an ode* of two stanzas composed for the occasion. * The following is the ode. Welcome mighty Chief, once more Welcome to this...THEE, the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for THEK triumphal bowers ; Strew ye fair his way with flowers,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...baskets of flowers, assembled at this place, and on his approach the young ladies inchantingly sang the following ode: Welcome mighty Chief, once more...Welcome to this grateful shore ; Now no mercenary foe Airns again the fatal blow, Aims at THEE the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave Those thy conquering... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...women, and behind them the married ladies of the vicinity. The instant he passed the arch, the children began to sing the following ode. " Welcome mighty...fatal blow. Virgins fair, and matrons grave, These thy conquering arm did save T Build for ttiee triumphal bowers ; StreW ye fair, his way with flowers ;... | |
 | William Grimshaw - United States - 1821 - 336 pages
...behind them the matrons, of the neighbourhood. The instant when Washington passed the arch, the children began to sing the following ode: " Welcome, mighty...blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, (these, thy conquering arm did save,) build, for thee, triumphal bowers.— Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers,... | |
 | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.), Amos Blanchard - United States - 1825 - 464 pages
...flowers in their bands, sung with exquisite swectness the following ode, written for the occasion r— Welcome, mighty chief, once more Welcome to this grateful shore ; Now no mercenary foe .Vims again the fatal blow, ,Vims at THEE the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1826 - 506 pages
...held on their arms baskets of flowers, assembled at this place, and on his approach the daughters sung the following ode, Welcome, Mighty Chief, once more...again the fatal blow, Aims at THEE the fatal blow. ' VOL. II. 8 Virgins fair and matrons grave Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for THEE triumphal... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 388 pages
...the young ladies and behind them the married ladies of the town. The instant he passed the arch, {he young girls began to sing the following ode: "'Welcome, mighty Chief, once morr, " Welcome to this grateful shore ; " Now no mercenary foe " Aims, again, the fatal blow— ''... | |
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young girls began to sing the following ode: " Welcome, mighty Chief, once more, " Welcome to this grateful shore : " Now no mercenary foe " Aims, again, the fatal blow— • • Aims at thee the fatal blow. *' Virgins fair, and matrons grave, < 
