...courage ; And when the sun was fairlv down Retired to sup their porridge. A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would...come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir. THE VICTIM— ALFRED TENNYSON. A plague upon the people fell, A famine after laid them...

...courage; And when the sun was fairly down, Retired to sup their porridge. A hundred men with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true would...come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir. —Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings. James K. Paulding The Revenge of Saint...

...courage. And when the sun was fairly down, Retired 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 Howe. asylum established by his daughter, Mrs. Abby H. Gibbons, in behalf of these unfortunates,...

...courage; 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...come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir. PHILIP FRENEAU. PHILIP FRENEAU, the best poet of the Revolutionary period, was the descendant...

...; And, when the sun was fairly down, Retired to sup their porridge. A hundred men with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would...sir. Such feats did they perform that day Against those wicked kegs, sir, That years to come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags,...

...Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, Could not oppose their powerful foes, The conq'ring British troops, sir. Such feats did they perform that day, Against...come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir." To be sure, it is doggerel, but the sincerity with which the battle is reported gives...

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...courage. And when the sun was fairly down, Retired 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 Howe. Such feats did they perform that day Against these wicked kegs, sir. That, years...

...courage; And when the sun was fairly down, Retired to sup their porridge. A hundred men with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true would...come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir. — Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writing*. James K. Paulding The Revenge of Saint...

...of might Display'd amazing courage, And when the sun was fairly down Retired, to sup their porridge. "Such feats did they perform that day Against these...kegs, Sir, That years to come (if they get home), They 'II make their boasts and brags, Sir." The ballad was immensely popular ; perhaps more so than...