 A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their valor to record, sir. " Such feats did they perform that day Against these wicked kegs, sir, That, years to come, if they get home, They'll make their...  A Popular Cyclopedia of History, Ancient and Modern, Forming a Copious ... - Pagina 454door Francis Alexander Durivage - 1841 - 717 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pagina’s
...And when the sun was fairly down, Retir'd to sup their porridge. An hundred men, with each a pen, , Or more, upon my word, Sir, It is most true, would be too few Their valour to record, Sir. * The British officers were 10 fond of the word rebtl, that they often applied... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - 1805 - 244 pagina’s
...borrowed, with some little alteration, from The Battle of the Kegs. " A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, Sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their valor. to record, Sir." When all his eloquence unmuzzling, He untwists Jury cause so puzzling. By help of statute, tome and... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1818 - 292 pagina’s
...; And when the sun was fairly down, Retir'd to sup their porridge. An hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, Sir, It is most true, would be too few Their valour to record, Sir. Such feats did they perform that day, Upon those wicked kegs, Sir, That rears... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1819 - 208 pagina’s
...the sun was fairly down, Retir'd to sup their porridge. An hundred men, with each a pen, Or inure, upon my word, Sir, It is most true, would be too few Their valour to record, Sir, Such feats did they perform that dar, Upon those wicked kegs, Sir, That years... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 pagina’s
...: And when the sun was fairly down, Retir-d to sup their porridge. A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, Sir, It is most true, would be too few Their valor to record, Sir. * Sir William Erskine. Such feats did they perform that day, Upon these wicked kegs, Sir, That years... | |
 | John Trumbull - 1826 - 180 pagina’s
...And when the sun was fairly down*, Retired to sup their porridge. An hundred men, with each a pen, Or more upon my word, sir, It is most true, would...record, sir. \ Such feats did they perform that day, Upon these wicked KEGS, sir ; That years to come if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 pagina’s
...: And when the sun was fairly down, Retir'd to sup their porridge. A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, Sir, It is most true, would be too few Their valor to record, Sir. * Sir WillUm Erskin*. Such foals did they perform that day, Upon these wicked kegs, Sir, That years... | |
 | 1827 - 158 pagina’s
...; And when the sun was fairly down, Retir'd to sup their porridge. An hundred men with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their valour to record, sir. Such feats did they perform that day, Upon those wicked KEGS, sir, That years... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 408 pagina’s
...— And when the sun was fairly down, Hetir*d to sup their porrage. A hundred men with each a pen, Or more upon my word, sir, It is most true would be too few. Their valour to record, sir. Such feats did they perform that day, Against these wicked kegs, sir, That years... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 404 pagina’s
...— And when the sun was fairly down, Ketir*d to sup their porrage. A hundred men with each a pen, Or more upon my word, sir, It is most true would be too few, Their valour to record, sir.' Such feats did they perform that day, Against these wicked kegs, sir. That... | |
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