 WHEN Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there ! She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With...  The Oxford Book of American Verse - Page 16edited by - 1927 - 680 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...The Castor and Pollux of quizzers. • Th« rterhT. Till A vn-nrrAV FLAG — FKOM THE CBOAKKKS. When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard...azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there I She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...awoke one morning and found myself famous. JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE. 1795-1820. The American Flag. When Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard...azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there. JOHN KEATS. 1796-1820. Endymion. Line 1. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. St. Agnes' Eve. Stanza... | |
 | Anna Ella Carroll - Anti-Catholicism - 1856 - 422 pages
...hand to valor given l Thy stars have lit the welkin dome— And all thy hues were born in Heaven! When Freedom from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard...to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And Bet the stars of glory there!'' THE national spirit in this patriotic multitude had now risen to its... | |
 | William Sherwood - Conversation - 1856 - 466 pages
...Will lead my steps aright. LESSON XLI. 1. THE AMERICAN FLAG. — JR Drake. B. 1795 ; ,d. 1820. When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of light And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 808 pages
...its pure celestinl white With streakings of the morning light ; Then, from his mansion in the BUD, , She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her choseu land I Majestic monarch of the cloud I Who rear'st aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest... | |
 | National songs - 1857 - 172 pages
...well." TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. BY JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE. WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurl'd her standard to the air, She tore .the azure robe...And striped its pure celestial white With streakings from the morning light! Then, from her mansion in the sun, She call'd her eagle bearer down, And gave... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...iron. CIV. — THE AMERICAN FLAG. FROM DRAKE. 1. WHEN Freedom, from her mountain hight, + Unfurl'd her standard to the air, She tore the +azure robe...there. She mingled with its ^gorgeous dyes, The milky tbaldrick of the skies, And strip'd its pure, ''"celestial white, With streakings of the morning light;... | |
 | United States - 1858 - 116 pages
...INQUIRER BUTLDDfR, SOUTH THIRD MTRKKT, PHtLA. CHAPTER I. " When freedom from her mountain height UnfmTtl her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of...striped its pure celestial white, With streakings from the morning light! Then, from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle bearer down, And gave... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - Elocution - 1858 - 494 pages
...Freedom, from her mountain-bight, Unfurl'd her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And striped its pure celestial white With streakings...morning light; Then, from his mansion in the sun, She call'd her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land. 2. Majestic... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...characters wore real flesh and blood. THE AMr>ICAN FLAG. When Ireedom from her mountain height Unfurl'd her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of...morning light ; Then from his mansion in the sun She call'd her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land. Majestic... | |
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