| Kate Cumming - 1866 - 218 páginas
...patriot's dream, Of a storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much a stranger to borrow, We issued to-day our promise...And hoped to redeem on the morrow. The days rolled by, and the weeks became years, But our coffers were empty still; Coin was so rare the treasury did... | |
| Confederate - 1867 - 596 páginas
...can tell ; — Of liberty, born of the patriot's dream, Of the storm cradled nation that fell. III. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much...to borrow, . We issued to-day our promise to pay, Aud hoped to redeem on the morrow. IV. The days rolled on — the weeks became yeais, — But our coffers... | |
| Sallie A. Brock - 1869 - 666 páginas
...this paper can tell, Of liberty born, of the patriot's dream, Of the storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much...to-day our promise to pay, And hoped to redeem on to-morrow. The days rolled on, and weeks became years, But our coffers were empty still; Coin was so... | |
| Clara Emma Cheney - 1884 - 576 páginas
...this paper can tell. Of liberty born, of the patriot's dream, Of the storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much...issued to-day our promise to pay, And hoped to redeem it to-morrow. The days rolled on, and wecks became years; But our coffers were empty still : Coin was... | |
| 1917 - 586 páginas
...that this paper can tell, Of liberty born of the patriot's dream, Of a storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores And too much...And hoped to redeem on the morrow. The days rolled by, and the weeks became years, But our coffers were empty still; Coin was so rare that the treasury'd... | |
| Samuel Storey - 1889 - 174 páginas
...this trifle will tell : Of liberty born of a patriot's dream, Of a storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much...hoped to redeem on the morrow. The days rolled on, and the weeks became years, But our coffers were empty still ; Gold was so scarce that the treasury quaked... | |
| 1893 - 536 páginas
...lx>ru of a patriot's dream, Of a storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, Too much of a stranger to borrow, We issued to-day...hoped to redeem on the morrow. The days rolled on and the weeks became years, But our cotters were empty still. Coin was so scarce, the treasury quaked If... | |
| Kate Cumming - 1895 - 332 páginas
...fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much of a stranger to borrow, We issued to-day her promise to pay, And hoped to redeem on the morrow....years, But our coffers were empty still ; Coin was so scarce that the Treasury quaked If a dollar should drop in the till. But the faith that was in us was... | |
| Kate Cumming - 1895 - 294 páginas
...that this trifle will tell, Of LIBERTY born of a PATRIOT'S dream, Of a storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, And too much of a stranger to borrow, We issued to-day her promise to pay, The days rolled on and weeks became years, Hut our coffers were empty still ; Coin... | |
| George Morley Vickers - 1896 - 626 páginas
...lxirn of a patriot's dream, Of a storm-cradled nation that fell. Too poor to possess the precious ores, Too much of a stranger to borrow, We issued to-day...hoped to redeem on the morrow. The days rolled on and the weeks became years, But our coff'ers were empty still. Coin was so scarce, the treasury quaked... | |
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