 They paced the deck for the residue of the night in painful suspense, watching with intense anxiety for the return of day, and looking every few minutes at their watches, to see how long they must wait for it; and as soon as it dawned, and before it was...  The Anthony Memorial: A Catalogue of the Harris Collection of American ... - Page 277by Brown University. Library, Henry Bowen Anthony, Albert Gorton Greene, Caleb Fiske Harris, John Calvin Stockbridge - 1886 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Scott Key - American poetry - 1857 - 228 pages
...and looking every few minutes at their watches, to see how long they must wait for it ; and as soon as' it dawned, and before it was light enough to see...turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the stars and stripes, or the flag of the enemy. At length the light came, and they saw that... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 782 pages
...deck for the remainder of the night in painful suspense. As soon as it was light enough to discern objects at a distance, their glasses were turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the st^rs and stripes or the flag of the enemy. At length the light came, and they saw that "our... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 792 pages
...the remainder of the night in painful suspense. As soon as it was light enough to discern object« at a distance, their glasses were turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the stars and stripes or the flag of the enemy. At length the light came, and they saw that "our... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - Electronic books - 1872 - 676 pages
...day, and looking every few minutes at their watches to see how long they must wait for it; and as soon as it dawned, and before it was light enough to see...At length the light came, and they saw that " our flag was still there." And, as the day advanced, they discovered, from the movements of the boats between... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - Electronic books - 1872 - 672 pages
...looking every few minutes at their watches to see liow long they must wait for it; and as soon las it dawned, and before it was light enough to see objects...At length the light came, and they saw that " our flag was still there." And, as the day advanced, they discovered, from the movements of the boats between... | |
 | John Thomas Scharf - 1879 - 878 pages
...watches to see how long they must wait for it ; and us soon as it dawned, and before it was light-enough to see objects at a distance, their glasses were turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should SC3 the Stars and Stripes or the flag of the enemy. At length light came, and they saw tint 'our flag... | |
 | George Henry Preble - Flags - 1880 - 890 pages
...and looking every few minutes at their watches to see how long they must wait for it ; and as soon as it dawned, and before it was light enough to see...turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the stars and stripes or the flag of the enemy. At length the light came, and they saw that '... | |
 | George Henry Preble - Flags - 1880 - 892 pages
...objects at a distance, their glasses were turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the stars and stripes or the flag of the enemy. At length the light came, and they saw that ' our flag was still there;' and as the day advanced, they discovered, from the movement of the boats between... | |
 | 1888 - 496 pages
...and looking every few minutes at their watches to see how long they luust wait for it ; and as soon as it dawned, and before it was light enough to see...glasses were turned to the fort, uncertain whether they .si ii nl d see there the stars and stripes or the flag of the enumy. At length the light, and they... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - Electronic books - 1882 - 760 pages
...day, and looking every few minutes at their watches to see how long they must wait for it; and as soon as it dawned, and before it was light enough to see...the flag of the enemy At length the light came, and we saw that 'our flag was still there.' And. as the day advanced, they disson. We have seen him as... | |
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