 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...draws no rein, but he shakes the With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet ; And this the cry he flings to the wind: "To the hills for your lives! The flood is behind!" He cries and Is gone : but they know the worst — The breast of the Williamsburg dam has burst! The... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1878 - 426 pages
...home-filled banks of the valley stream. He draws no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet, And this the cry that...To the hills for your lives ! The flood is behind F* He cries and is gone ; but they know the worst—- The treacherous Williamsburg dam has burst 1... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1878 - 874 pages
...home-filled banks of the valley stream. He draws no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet, And this the cry that...to the wind : " To the hills for your lives ! The food in beh ind ! " He cries and is gone ; but they know the worst — The treacherous Williamsburg... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - Elocution - 1878 - 422 pages
...home-filled banks of the valley stream. He draws no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet. And this the cry that he flings to the wind : He cries and is gone ; but they know the worst—- The treacherous Williamsburg dam has burst I The... | |
 | Allen Ayrault Griffith - Elocution - 1879 - 348 pages
...home-filled banks of the valley stream, he draws no rein, but shakes the street with a shout and the ring of the galloping feet, and this the cry that..."To the hills for your lives! The flood is behind!" He cries and is gone; but they know the worst — the treacherous Williamsburg dam has burst! The basin... | |
 | John Boyle O'Reilly - Ballads, English - 1880 - 364 pages
...no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet ; And this the cry he flings to the wind : "To the hills for your lives ! The flood is behind ! " Ho cries and is gone ; but they know the worst— The breast of the Williamsburg dam has burst... | |
 | John Boyle O'Reilly - Ballads, English - 1882 - 362 pages
...no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet ; And this the cry he flings to the wind : "To the hills for your lives! The flood i» lie cries and is gone ; but they know the worst — The breast of the Williamsburg dam has burst!... | |
 | Education - 1883 - 270 pages
...no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet ; And this the cry he flings to the wind ; " To the hills for your lives ! The flood is behind ! " But onward still, In front of the roaring flood is heard The galloping horse and the warning word.... | |
 | Recitations - 1884 - 780 pages
...home-filled banks of the valley stream. He draws no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout and the ring of the galloping feet, And this the cry that he flings to the wind : "To the MU» for your live* I The flood in behind 1 " He cries and is gone ; but they know the worst — The... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch - Elocution - 1884 - 510 pages
...no rein, but he shakes the street With a shout aud the ring of the galloping feet ; And this the cry he flings to the wind: "To the hills for your lives! The flood is behind!" He cries and is gone; but they know the wor^t — The breast of the William-burg dam has burst ! I... | |
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The sound of the galloping horse-hoofs near; They watch the trend of the vale, and see The rider who thunders so menacingly, With waving arms and warning scream To the home-filled banks of the valley stream. He draws no rein, but he shakes the street... 
