What is that mother ? The eagle, boy ! Proudly careering his course of joy, Firm, on his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward,... A Grammatical Corrector, Or, Vocabulary of the Common Errors of Speech ... - Page 60by Seth T. Hurd - 1848 - 124 pagesFull view - About this book
| Children - 530 pages
...of joy, Firm on his own mountain-vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm — the red bolt defying, His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward — right on. Ever may the Eagle's flight, be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line." Boy. " What is... | |
| 1824 - 706 pages
...bird, " Firm, on his own mountain vigor relying ; Breasting the dark storm ; the red bolt defying; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward right on. Columbia, like the eagle's flight, such shall be thine ! Onward, and upward, and true to the line."... | |
| American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...course of joy, Firm in his own mountain vigor relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun. He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the line. What is that, mother... | |
| American poetry - 1834 - 406 pages
...eourse of joy, Firm in his own mountain vigor relying, Ureasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun. He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the line. What is that, mother... | |
| 1835 - 218 pages
...course of joy, Firm, on his own mountain vigor relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line. What is that... | |
| John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...of joy, Firm, in his own mountain vigor relying : Breasting the dark storm ; the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine ; Onward, and upward, and true to the line. Wrhat is... | |
| Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1836 - 226 pages
...mountain vigour relying ; Breasting the dark storm ; the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine ; Onward, and upward, and true to the line. What is that,... | |
| Bible - 1837 - 446 pages
...of joy, Firm, on his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line. What is that,... | |
| Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...course of joy, Firm on his own mountain vigor relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, hut bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the... | |
| London female mission - 1838 - 444 pages
...course of joy, Finn in his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the line. , What is that,... | |
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