 The mother who conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er...  History of Butler County Kansas - Page 312by Vol. P. Mooney - 1916 - 869 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literature - 1861 - 674 pages
...conceals her grief, While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one...secret God, To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Beccivcd on Freedom's field of honor ! From The London Review. THE... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - United States - 1863 - 288 pages
...conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one...secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor ! Within its shade of elm and... | |
 | 1863 - 858 pages
...her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief iftssing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs npon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Keceived on Freedom's field of honor." Edgar's father leaves... | |
 | Henry T. Johns - United States - 1864 - 434 pages
...to her breast her son she presses Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot now she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received in Freedom's field of honor. I need not dwell on the parting... | |
 | Henry T. Johns - 1864 - 426 pages
...to her breast her son she presses Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot now she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received in Freedom's field of honor. I need not dwell on the parting... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, Thomas Buchanan Read - Patriotic poetry, American - 1864 - 200 pages
...conceals her grief, While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret Qod To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod PREFACE. IT would be unjust... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch - Patriotism - 1865 - 194 pages
...conceals her grief, While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses. With no one...secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor 1 PREFACE. IT would be unjust... | |
 | William Wallace Lyle, William W. Lyle - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 412 pages
...conceals her grief, While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief Kissing the patriot brow she blesses; With no one...secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor! T. BUCHANAN BEAD. MINISTERING... | |
 | Elizabeth Collins - United States - 1865 - 132 pages
...conceals her grief, While to her heart her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words, and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one...secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Eeceived on Freedom's field of honour. I have known many women of... | |
 | Richard Grant White - American poetry - 1866 - 352 pages
...conceals her grief When to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one...secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor. WHEN THIS CRUEL WAR IS OVER*... | |
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