 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 sidor
...strange a battle. The rebel* vales, the rebel dales, With rebel trees surrounded, The distant woods, the hills and floods, With rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attack'd from ev'ry quarter; " Why sure," thought they, " the Devil's to pay " 'Mong'st folks above the water." The... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 sidor
...strange a battle. The rebel Tales, the rebel dales, With rebel trees surrounded, The distant woods, the hills and floods, With rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attack'd from ev'ry quarter ; " Why sure," thought they, " the devil's to pay " 'Mongst folks above the water." The... | |
 | 1827 - 158 sidor
...rebelf vales, the rebel dales, With rebel tree* surrounded, • Sir William Erskine. The distant woods, the hills and floods, With rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attack'd from ev'ry quarter: 'Why sure,' thought they, 'thedev'l's to pay "Mongst folks above the water.' The KEGS,... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 sidor
...rebel vales, the rebel dales, With rebel trees surrounded, The distant woods, the hills and flood-- . With rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attack'd from ev'ry quarter ; " Why sure," thought they, " the devil's to pay " 'Mongst folks above the water." The... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 404 sidor
...day, sir. The cannons roar from shore to shore, The small arms loud did rattle, Since wars began I'm sure no man E'er saw so strange a battle. The rebel...sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attack'd from ev'ry quarter; Why sure, thought they, the devil's to pay, 'Mongst folks above the water. The kegs,... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 408 sidor
...The rebel dales, the rebel vales With rebel trees surrounded; The distant wood, the hills and flood*, With rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro, Attack'd from ev'ry quarter; Why sure, thought they, the devil's to pay, 'Mongst folks above the water. The kega,... | |
 | 1829 - 426 sidor
...must all be routed, Or surely we despised shall be, And British courage doubted." The royal band how ready stand, All ranged in dread array, sir, With...every quarter ; Why sure, thought they, the devil 'a to pay, 'Mongst folks above the water. The kegs, 't is said, though strongly made, Of rebel staves... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 412 sidor
...a bloody day, sir. The cannons roar from shore to shore, The small arms make a rattle'; Since w ars began I 'm sure no man E'er saw so strange a battle....though strongly made, Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, FRANCIS HOPKINSON. From morn to night these men of might Display'd amazing courage ; And when the sun... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sidor
...distant woods, the hills floods, With rebel echoes sounded. and The fish below, swam to and fro, Attacked from every quarter; Why, sure, thought they, the devil...'s to pay 'Mongst folks above the water. The kegs, 'tis said, though strongly made Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foes,... | |
 | 1836 - 496 sidor
...strange a battle. The rebel dales the rebel vales, With rebel trees surrounded, The distant woods, the hills and floods, With rebel echoes sounded. The fish below swam to and fro. Attacked from every quarter; "Why sure," thought they, "the d '• to pay. 'Mongst folks above the... | |
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With stomach stout to see it out, And make a bloody day, sir. The cannons roar from shore to shore, The small arms make a rattle ; Since wars began, I'm sure no man E'er saw so strange a battle. The rebel dales, the rebel vales, With rebel trees surrounded,... 
