 | 1866 - 848 pages
...Must be your fitter grave ; She claims from war his richest spoil — The ashes of the brave ! Now 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory...a Spartan mother's breast, On many a bloody shield ; The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes ifnd hearts watch by... | |
 | Sallie A. Brock - 1869 - 660 pages
...heroic soil Should be your fitter grave ; She claims from war its richest spoil — The ashes of the brave. Thus 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far...a Spartan mother's breast, On many a bloody shield : The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them there, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by... | |
 | Sallie A. Brock - 1869 - 666 pages
...be your fitter grave; She claims from war its richest spoil— The ashes of the brave. Thus 'ncath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory field...Spartan mother's breast, On many a bloody shield: The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them there, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The... | |
 | 1877 - 140 pages
...proud land's heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave ; She claims from war its richest spoil — So, 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory...a Spartan mother's breast On many a bloody shield. The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 pages
...heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave ; She claims from war its richest spoil — 540 541 Thus, "neatli their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory field,...a Spartan mother's breast On many a bloody shield. The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 pages
...and tongues resound Along the heedless air ; Your own proud land's heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave ; She claims from war its richest spoil —...a Spartan mother's breast On many a bloody shield. The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1877 - 312 pages
...soil Shall be your fitter grave; She claims from war his richest spoil — The ashes of her brave. So, 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory...Spartan mother's breast, On many a bloody shield; The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1878 - 874 pages
...be your fitter grave — • She claims from war his richest spoil — The ashes of her brave. So, 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory...a Spartan mother's breast, On many a bloody shield ; The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...and tongues resound Along the heedless air ! Your own proud land's heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave : She claims from War its richest spoil — The ashes of her brave. 8. Thus, 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory field, Borne to a Spartan mother's breast... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1879 - 734 pages
...Must be your fitter grave ; She claims from war his richest spoil — The ashes of the brave ! Now 'neath their parent turf they rest, Far from the gory...a Spartan mother's breast, On many a bloody shield ; The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here, And kindred eyes and hearts watch by... | |
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Ground, Ye must not slumber there, Where stranger steps and tongues resound Along the heedless air. Your own proud land's heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave : She claims from war his richest spoil — The ashes of her brave. 
