 Forty flags with their silver stars, Forty flags with their crimson bars, Flapped in the morning wind: the sun Of noon looked down, and saw not one. Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten; Bravest of all in Frederick...  Poetical Works - Page 328by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878Full view - About this book
 | Philip Lawrence - English language - 1870 - 422 pages
...her fourscore years and ten; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the flag the men haul'd down. In her attic window the staff she set, To show...rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouch'cl hat left and right He glanced : the old flag met his sight. "Halt!" — the dust-brown ranks... | |
 | Mary Stephens Robinson - United States - 1871 - 228 pages
...the Union flags were lowered, this aged heroic woman " took up the flag the men hauled down." " lu her attic window the staff she set, To show that one...dust-brown ranks stood fast, ' Fire ! ' Out blazed the rifle blast. It shivered the window-pane and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick as... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - Recitations - 1871 - 410 pages
...her fourscore years and ten; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the flag the men haul'd down. In her attic window the staff she set, To show...street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahea& Under his slouch'd hat left and right He glanced : the old flag met his sight. "Halt!" — the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...down, and saw not one. Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten ; ng owl does to the moon complain Of such as, wandering near her secret bower, Moles attic-window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1871 - 506 pages
...was loyal yet. Up the street came the rehel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead, Under his slonched hat left and right He glanced : the old flag met his sight. " Halt !" — the dost -hrown ranks stood fast. " Fire ! " — ont hlared the rifle-hlast. It shivered the window, pane... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - Elocution - 1872 - 460 pages
...looked down and saw not one. Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten, Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the...and right He glanced ; the old flag met his sight. " Haiti" — the dust-brown ranks stood fast. " Fire I"— out blazed the rifle blast ; It shivered... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Indiana - 1872 - 382 pages
...down", and saw not one. 4. Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten ; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the...staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. 5. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead : Under his slouched hat, left... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the flag the men hauled down ; In her attic-window F rigtlt He glanced : the old flag met his sight. " Halt ! " — the dust-brown ranks stood fast ; "... | |
 | Readers - 1872 - 514 pages
...; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the flag the men ha-ul'd down, In her attic-window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal...rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouch'd hat left and right He glanced : the old flag met his sight. " Halt !" — the dust-brown ranks... | |
 | Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...down, and saw not one. Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten ; hopes again, Sunny and fair; Trust not that smile again, Peril is there. Trust not attic-window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet Up the street came the rebel tread,... | |
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