 But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, 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 yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!  Favorite Poems - Page 56by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1877 - 96 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Denison Champlin - United States - 1881 - 624 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: ' Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!' he said. All day long through Frederick...free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host." It is almost too bad to spoil so pretty a story, but a regard for the truth of history makes it necessary... | |
 | Ezra Pound, Marcella Spann - Literary Criticism - 1964 - 388 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dogl March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick...rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's work... | |
 | Robert Penn Warren - 1971 - 222 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word; "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick...rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's work... | |
 | Thomas John Chew Williams, Folger McKinsey - Frederick County (Md.) - 1967 - 1870 pages
...March on !" he said. All dijr long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet; All da; long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel...rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well ; And through the hill gaps .-un -ft light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's... | |
 | Donald Hall - American poetry - 1985 - 266 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word; "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick...rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's work... | |
 | Michael Kent Curtis - Law - 1993 - 704 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: 'Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on! ' he said. All day long through Frederick...rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's work... | |
 | Richard Marius - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 592 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word; "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick...tread of marching feet: All day long that free flag tossed Over the heads of the Rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that... | |
 | Jay Parini - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 788 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word; "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick...rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's work... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Literary Collections - 1995 - 212 pages
...stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon grey head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick...day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rehel host. Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the... | |
 | Various - Poetry - 1996 - 496 pages
...stirred 40 To life at that woman's deed and word; "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!" he said. All day long through Frederick street Sounded the tread of marching feet: 45 All day long that free flag tost Over the heads of the rebel host. Ever its torn folds rose and... | |
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