 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
 | Memorial Day - 1911 - 602 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...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... | |
 | Charles Alphonso Smith - Literature - 1913 - 248 pages
...day, and looking every few minutes at their watches, to see how long they must wait for it; 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 'our... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1913 - 832 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." Blessed vigil! that its prayers were not in... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1913 - 834 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." Blessed vigil! that its prayers were not in... | |
 | Charles Alphonso Smith - Literature - 1913 - 244 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.' . . . He then told me that, under the excitement of the time, he had written... | |
 | Augustus Hill Kelley - Readers - 1914 - 472 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...turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the Stars and Stripes or the flag of the enemy." Blessed vigil! that its prayers were not in... | |
 | Oscar George Sonneck - Star-spangled banner (Song) - 1914 - 224 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... | |
 | Oscar George Sonneck - National songs - 1914 - 222 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 movements of the boats between... | |
 | Oscar George Sonneck, Library of Congress. Music Division - National songs - 1914 - 240 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 objects at a distance, their glasees were turned to the fort, uncertain whether they should see there the Stars and Stripes, or... | |
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