 tis hard for us to fold it; Hard to think there's none to hold it; Hard that those who once unrolled it Now must furl it with a sigh. Furl that Banner, furl it sadly! Once ten thousands hailed it gladly, And ten thousands wildly, madly, Swore it should...  Alabama History - Page 323by Joel Campbell Du Bose - 1915 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1868 - 648 pages
...shattered ; And the valiant hosts are scattered Over whom it floated high. Oh ! 'tis hard for us to (old it; Hard to think there's none to hold it ; Hard that...gladly, And ten thousands wildly, madly, Swore it should for ever wave — Swore that foeman's sword could never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - England - 1868 - 592 pages
...Broken is its staff, and shattered, And the valiant hosts are scattered Over whom it floated high. Oh, 'tis hard for us to fold it. Hard to think there's...sigh. Furl that banner — furl it sadly, — Once six millions hailed it gladly. And ten thousand wildly, madly, Swore it should for ever wave. Swore... | |
 | Music - 1865 - 846 pages
...that banner, torn and tattered. For the valiant hosts are scattered, Over whom it floated high. Oh 'tis hard for us to fold it, Hard to think there's none to hold it. Furl it, fold it, with a sigh. Furl that banner, furl it sadly, Once six millions wildly, madly. Deemed... | |
 | Abram Joseph Ryan - American poetry - 1866 - 284 pages
...And the valiant hosts are scattered, Over whom it floated high. Oh ! 'tis hard for us to fold itHard to think there's none to hold it — Hard that those...gladly, And ten thousands wildly, madly, Swore it should for ever wave : Swore that foeman's sword could never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till that... | |
 | Richard Grant White - American poetry - 1866 - 352 pages
...floated high. Oh, 't is hard for us to fold it ! Hard to think there 's none to hold it ; Hard, for those who once unrolled it, Now must furl it with a sigh. Furl that banner, furl it sadly ; Once six millions hailed it gladly, And ten thousand wildly, madly Swore it should forever wave ; Swore... | |
 | Thomas Cooper De Leon - American literature - 1866 - 160 pages
...Broken is its staff and shattered; And the valiant hosts are scattered, Over whom it floated high. Oh! 'tis hard for us to fold it— Hard to think there's none to hold it! And that- those, who- once unrolled it, Now must furl it with a sigh! Furl that banner! Furl it sadly!... | |
 | Richard Grant White - American poetry - 1866 - 368 pages
...floated high. Oh, 't is hard for us to fold it ! Hard to think there 's none to hold it ; Hard, for those who once unrolled it, Now must furl it with a sigh. in. Furl that banner, furl it sadly ; Once six millions hailed it gladly, And ten thousand wildly,... | |
 | John Joseph Halcombe - 1867 - 496 pages
...Broken is its staff and shattered, And the valiant hosts are scattered Over whom it floated high. Oh! 'tis hard for us to fold it, Hard to think there's...gladly, And ten thousands wildly, madly, Swore it should for ever wave ; Swore the foeinan's sword should never Hearts like theirs entwined dissever, Till that... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - American literature - 1867 - 500 pages
...is its staff, and shattered ; And the valiant hearts are scattered Over whom it floated high. Oh ! 'tis hard for us to fold it — Hard to think there's...with a sigh. Furl that banner, furl it sadly ; Once six millions hailed it gladly, And three hundred thousand, madly, Swore it should forever wave —... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - Poetry - 1867 - 514 pages
...is its staff, and shattered ; And the valiant hearts arc scattered Over whom it floated high. Oh I 'tis hard for us to fold it — Hard to think there's...must furl it with a sigh. Furl that banner, furl it sadlj ; Once six millions hailed it gladly, And three hundred thousand, madly, Swore it should forever... | |
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