 | 1887 - 1040 pages
...York committee upon that famous occasion. Upon one of the badges were the Hues once so familiar: " The fathers in glory shall sleep That gathered with thee to the fight, But the sons shall eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck, Ami we bend not the knee,... | |
 | Maine Historical Society - Maine - 1892 - 514 pages
...closed his eventful life in 1834, aged seventy-seven. The fathers in glory shall sleep, Who gather'd with thee to the fight; But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. FIELD DAY, 1891. THE Society chose the Kennebec river for the field day operations of 1891, planning... | |
 | Maine - 1892 - 514 pages
...closed his eventful life in 1834, aged seventy-seven. The fathers in glory shall sleep, Who gather' d with thee to the fight ; But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. FIELD DAY, 1891. THE Society chose the Kennebec river for the field day operations of 1891, planning... | |
 | Henry William Elson - United States - 1899 - 424 pages
...across Washington Street was inscribed with the following stanza, written by Charles Sprague : — " Our fathers in glory shall sleep That gathered with thee to the fight ; But their sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck and we bow not the... | |
 | Peter Ross - 1899 - 924 pages
...which he entered the city of Boston : The fathers in glory shall sleep, That gathered with thee in the fight, But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright, We bow not the neck, And we bend not the knee, But our hearts, Lafayette, We surrender to thee. The... | |
 | Sydney Howard Carney - 1904 - 320 pages
...of the old fortifications, a beautiful arch, whereon were the following lines composed by the poet Charles Sprague : " Welcome, Lafayette ! The Fathers...will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck, and we bend not the knee, But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee." The... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Registry Department - Boston (Mass.) - 1905 - 616 pages
...written by Charles Sprague : — GOT. EUSTIS. "Welcome, Lafayette! The fathers in glory shall sleep Who gathered with thee to the fight, But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck and we bend not the knee, But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee." On... | |
 | Mary Caroline Crawford - Bars (Drinking establishments) - 1907 - 526 pages
...in golden letters was the following: " The fathers in glory shall sleep That gathered with thee in the fight, But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright; We bow not the neck and we bend not the knee, But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee." On... | |
 | Francis Samuel Drake - Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) - 1908 - 504 pages
...written by Charles Sprague : — OOV. BU8TI8. "'Welcome, Lafayette! The fathers in glory shall sleep Who gathered with thee to the fight, But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck and we bend not the knee, But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee." On... | |
 | Robert Apthorp Boit - Digital images - 1915 - 286 pages
...was an inscription too good to be forgotten. It was written by Charles Sprague, and was as follows : WELCOME, LAFAYETTE " The fathers in glory shall sleep,...will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck ; we bend not the knee : But our hearts, Lafayette, we surrender to thee ! " Towards... | |
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The Fathers in glory shall sleep, Who gather'd with thee to the fight ; But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck And we bend not the knee, But our hearts, LAFAYETTE, We surrender to thee. 
