 Elector basely sold Eagle and flag for George's gold ; And, in the storm of war, In crash of battle, thick and dark, Beneath the rifle-shot of Stark, The war-worn staff, the crest of gold, The scutcheon proud and storied fold, In surges of defeat were...  ...Historic Boston and Its Neighborhood - Page 61by Edward Everett Hale - 1898 - 186 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - Periodicals - 1877 - 968 pages
...be the eagles of a slave, And let the mean Elector wave Those banners on our shore. The mean Elector basely sold Eagle and flag for George's gold ; And,...dark, Beneath the rifle-shot of Stark, The war-worn staff, the crest of gold, The scutcheon proud and storied fold, In surges of defeat were rolled. So... | |
 | Fund raising - 1877 - 54 pages
...dozing empire meanly gave To be the eagles of a slave, And let the mean Elector wave The mean Elector basely sold Eagle and flag for George's gold; And,...dark, Beneath the rifle-shot of Stark, The war-worn staff, the crest of gold, The scutcheon proud and storied fold, In surges of defeat were rolled! So... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1880 - 620 pages
...empire meanly gave To grace a court or serve a slave ; — Let Brunswick and the Landgrave wave Those banners on our shore. Brunswick and Hesse basely sold...were rolled. So even Roman banners fall To screen the time stains on our wall I * In pressing the farther inquiry what were the battle flags of the Brunswick... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - American poetry - 1893 - 152 pages
...eagles of a slave, And let the Hessian Landgrave wave Those banners on our shore. The Hessian Landgrave basely sold Eagle and flag for George's gold ; And...dark, Beneath the rifle-shot of Stark, The war-worn staff, the crest of gold, The scutcheon proud and storied fold, In surges of defeat were rolled. So... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - Music - 1903 - 242 pages
...be the eagles of a slave, And let the mean Elector wave Those banners on our shore. The mean Elector basely sold Eagle and flag for George's gold ; And...dark, Beneath the rifle-shot of Stark, The war-worn staff", the crest of gold, The scutcheon proud and storied fold, In surges of defeat were rolled. So... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - Ballads, English - 1903 - 238 pages
...dark, Beneath the rifle-shot of Stark, The war-worn staff, the crest of gold, The scutcheon proud and storied fold, In surges of defeat were rolled. So...banners fall, To screen the time-stains on our wall ! Between the Roman and the Gaul See where our English colors fall ! Yes ! under there we led the way... | |
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