 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 620 pages
...Aims at THEE the fatal blow. " Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for THEE triumphal bowers. Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers, Strew your Hero's way with flowcra." The following communication was made to the ladiea immediately afterwards in writing. " General... | |
 | John Frost - North America - 1838 - 404 pages
...Aims at thee the fatal blow. " Virgins fair and matrons grave, These, thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers, Strew, ye fair, his...flowers, Strew your Hero's way with flowers." ' As they sung the last lines, they strewed their flowers on the road before their beloved deliverer. His situation... | |
 | Presidents - 1838 - 296 pages
...the fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grare, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for-thee triumphal bowers ; Strew, ye fair his way with flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers. Oit the 23d of April, 1789, Washington.arrived - at New York, and on the 30th was inaugurated in the... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1839 - 332 pages
...at thee the fatal blow. ' " Virgins fair, and matrons ^raye, These, thy conquering arm did save, \ Build for thee triumphal bowers : Strew, ye fair,...flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers." ' As they sung the last lines, they strewed their flowers on the road before their beloved deliverer. His situation... | |
 | James Herring - United States - 1834 - 458 pages
...Aims at thr.c the, fatal blow. Virgins fair and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers; Strew, ye fair, his...with flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers. On the 23d of April, 1789, WASHINGTON arrived at New York, and on the 30th was inaugurated in the presence... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Presidents - 1840 - 256 pages
...Virgins fair, and matrons grave, (These ihy conquering arm did save!) Build fur thee triumphal b,twera. Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers; Strew your hero's way with flowers. I While singing the last lines, they strewed the way with flowers before him. Some have said that they... | |
 | William Grimshaw - United States - 1840 - 342 pages
...anil matrons gi ave, (these, thy conquering arm ilicl save,) build, foi thee, triumphal bo^vcis. — Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers, strew your hero's way with flowers."* The 30th of April was fixed for his taking the oath of office: which was administered by Mr. Livingston,... | |
 | William McCarty - National songs - 1842 - 484 pages
...foe Aims again the fatal blow. Virgins fair, and matrons grave, Those thy conquering arms did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers. Strew, ye fair, his...flowers — * Strew your hero's way with flowers. 203 ODE TO THE PRESIDENT. BF A LADY. From the Mattachuaetts Sentinel.— 17S9. THE season sheds its... | |
 | Henry Sherman - United States - 1843 - 302 pages
...fair and matrons grave, These thy conquering arm <M save, Build for thee triumphal bowers ; Strew, yc fair, his way with flowers, Strew your Hero's way with flowers.' "As they sung the last lines they strewed their flowers on the road before their beloved deliverer. His situation... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1844 - 438 pages
...Aims at thee the fatal blow. " Virgins fair, and matrons grave, These, thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers: Strew, ye fair, his...with flowers, Strew your hero's way with flowers." 1 As they sung the last lines, they strewed their flowers on the road before their beloved deliverer.... | |
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Welcome, mighty chief, once more, Welcome to this grateful shore: Now no mercenary foe Aims again the fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair, and matrons grave, These thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers; Strew,... 
