 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...appearance viewing, First rubbed his eyes, in great surprise. Then said some mischief 's brewing. These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold Packed up like pickled herring; And they're come down t' attack the town. In this new way of ferrying. The soldier flew, the sailor too,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 336 pages
...their sharp shooting and vigilance ! We are indebted to the facetious muse of Francis Hopkinson, Esq. for the following jeu d'esprit upon the occasion. I give an extract, to wit: " Those kegs, I 'm told, the rebels hold, Pack'd up like pickled herring ; And they "re come... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 350 pages
...their sharp shooting and vigilance ! We are indebted to the facetious muse of Francis Hopkinson, Esq. for the following jeu d'esprit upon the occasion. I give an extract, to wit : " Those kegs, I 'm told, the rebels hold, Pack'd up like pickled herring ; And they 're come... | |
 | George White - Reference - 1854 - 750 pages
...407 First d— • — (1 his eyes, in great surprise, Then said. " Some mischief's brewing. " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickled herring ; And they've come down t' attack the town, In this new way of ferry'ng.'' The soldier flew, the sailor too, And,- scar'd almost... | |
 | Frank Moore - National songs - 1856 - 436 pages
...the Redcoat's fright at kegs floating in the river at Philadelphia. Some of the lines were: "These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickled...herring 'And they've come down to attack the town, In the new way of ferrying" The verses went on: "The cannons roar from shore to shore, The small arms... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1857 - 686 pages
...vigilance! We are indebted to the facetious muse of Francis Hopkinson, Esq., for the following jeu d'esp?it upon the occasion. I give an extract : Those kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Pack'd up like pickled herring; And they're come down t'attack the town In this new way of ferrying.... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1850 - 628 pages
...or stick escaped their vigilance! We are indebted to the facetious muse of Francis Hopkinson, Esq., for the following jeu d'esprit upon the occasion....an extract : Those kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Pack'd up like pickled herring; And they're come down t'attack the town In this new way of ferrying.... | |
 | William Thomas Roberts Saffell - Mount Vernon - 1864 - 142 pages
...appearance viewing, First rubbed his eyes in great surprise, then said, some mischief's brewing. These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, packed up like pickled herring, And have come down to storm the town in this new way of ferrying. The soldier flew, the sailor too, and... | |
 | Wayne E. Burton - Wit and humor - 1867 - 674 pages
...appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " Some mischiefs brewing. 41 These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickled herring ; And they're come down t' attack the town, In this new way of ferrying." The soldier flew, the sailor too,... | |
 | Elias Nason - National songs - 1869 - 84 pages
...wittiest ballad of the revolution. Hear for example, the cry of the affrighted British sailors: " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickled herring; And they're come down to attack the town, In this new way of ferrying ! " and when was British valor ever... | |
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The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes, to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. 
