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Personal and political ballads, arranged and ed. by F. Moore
Personal and political ballads arranged and ed by F Moore Author:Frank Moore Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 'Twas a sight to be remembered, boys—the chaplain with his book, Our leader humbly kneeling, with his calm, undaunted look; And the officers and men, crush... more »ing tears they would not shed— And the blue sea all around us, and the blue sky overhead! Now go to bed, my children, the old man's story's told— Stir up the fire before you go, 'tis bitter, bitter cold, And I'll tell you more to-morrow night, when loud the fierce winds blow, Of gallant Major Anderson and fifty years ago THE SWORD OF HARRY LEE. By James D. M'cabe, Jr. A N aged man, all bowed with years, - Sits by his hearthstone old, Beside him sits in reverent awe, A youth all proud and bold. He listens with rapt eagerness The old man's every word, One aged hand rests on his knee, The other grasps a sword. " My son," the gray-haired patriot said, " A precious legacy I give into your keeping now— The sword of Harry Lee ! I wore it through the fatal storm That darkened o'er our sky, When brave men dared for liberty To stand, or nobly die! " We prized our holy liberty, We hated tyranny, We vowed we'd die as brave men die, If we could not be free ; We swore eternal vengeance on Our foes from o'er the sea, And night and day we bravely rode, With Light-Horse Harry Lee! " Ah! how we loved our noble chief, A hero grand was he; No craven thought e'er filled the heart Of noble Harry Lee. And where the fight was thickest, boy, We'd see his bright sword flash; And the heavens would ring with his shout, As on the foe he'd dash. " One day—it all comes back again, Though I am old and gray— The battle had raged long and fierce, For we would not give way— Our noble leader gave the word, And on the foe we flew, Resolved to drive from off the field, ...« less