 | 1863 - 804 pages
...And tin- light .of their camp-fires are gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as a gentle night win. i Thro' the forest leaves slowly is creeping. While the stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard o'er the army while sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he tramps from... | |
 | Agriculture - 1862 - 500 pages
...gleaming. A tremulous sijih, aa the gentle night winde Through the forest leaves softly is creeping; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There'« only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he tramps from the rock U> the fountain ; And... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1863 - 328 pages
...soon — • ' The soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moou, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming, A tremulous...glittering eyes Keep guard, for the army is sleeping.' " During these days, General Jackson had his headquarters near Bunker's Hill, and was often seen moving... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1843 - 260 pages
...gleaming. 4. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves softly is creeping, While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. 5. There 'a only the sound of the lone sentry's3 tread, As he tramps from the rock to the fountain... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 364 pages
...gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night-wind Through the forest leaves softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There 's only the sourfd of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And... | |
 | John Henry Hayward - American poetry - 1864 - 418 pages
...gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night-wind Through the forest-leaves softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks... | |
 | United States - 1864 - 356 pages
...gleaming. A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night- wind Through the forest leaves softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And thinks... | |
 | Elizabeth Collins - United States - 1865 - 132 pages
...the rays of the clear autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming. A tremulous sigh of the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly...glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 496 pages
...the stilly night, and soon— ' The soldiers lie peacefully dreaming, Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon, Or the light of the watch-fires...glittering eyes Keep guard, for the army is sleeping.' " During these days Jackson had his headquarters near Bunker's Hill, and was often seen moving to and... | |
 | Felix Octavius Carr Darley - American poetry - 1866 - 44 pages
...gleaming. A tremulous sigh of the gentle night-wind Through the forest leaves softly is creeping ; While stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard — for the army is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he tramps from the rock to the fountain, And... | |
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All quiet along the Potomac to-night, Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming ; Their tents, in the rays of the clear autumn moon. Or the light of the watch-fires are gleaming. 
