 | H. L. Barnum - 1829 - Liczba stron: 502
...of the American army. The poem concludes with the following prophetic stanza:— " And now I close my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrior-drover Wayne of John. Ancfrg, adjutant-general in the British afttiy. Though vigilantly watched, Paulding was allowed... | |
 | William Allen - 1832 - Liczba stron: 820
...gen. Wayne for his failure in an attempt to collect cattle for the array, is this: — "And now I'te closed my epic strain, I tremble, as I show it , Lest...this same Warrior-Drover, Wayne, Should ever catch tht Pott !"— He wrote also letters to Miss Sewanl, New York, 1772. — Miss Seward wrote a monody... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1835 - Liczba stron: 362
...in Rivington's Royal Gazette for September 23d, 1780. It ends with the following prophetic stanza. " And now I 've closed my epic strain, I tremble as...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet." Jameson penned a hasty line to Arnold, saying merely that he sent forward, under the charge of Lieutenant... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1843 - Liczba stron: 456
...concluding stanza attracted some attention after the unhappy fate of the author : — " And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet." It does not appear that Wayne formed part of the board of officers which decided his fate ; but General... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1835 - Liczba stron: 372
...in Rivington's Royal Gazette for September 23d, 1780. It ends with the following prophetic stanza. " And now I "ve closed my epic strain, I tremble as...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet." Jameson penned a hasty line to Arnold, saying merely that he sent forward, under the charge of Lieutenant... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1844 - Liczba stron: 546
...military speeches, His cornstalk-whiskey for his grog, Blue stockings and brown breeches. And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet. VAN VORST. Van Vorst was taken from Bergen in 1841 ; and named from the Van Vorst family, who are extensive... | |
 | Jeptha Root Simms - 1845 - Liczba stron: 686
...Wayne, one of the bravest of the brave. The doggerel ended with the following stanza : " And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet." When Andre was delivered a prisoner at the village of Tappan, he found Gen. Wayne in command of a division... | |
 | Samuel Watkins Eager - 1847 - Liczba stron: 672
...military speeches, His cornstalk whiskey for his grog, Blue stockings and brown breeches. And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet. The last verse was really ominous of the poet's fate, for he was caught and executed as a spy, as our... | |
 | Robert Bolton - 1848 - Liczba stron: 642
...in Rivington's Royal Gazette for Sept. 33, 1780. It ends with the following stanza. " And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest...warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet." * [Sparks' Biog. Arnold, 228. < See North Castle. S. Salem. Upon (he delivery of their prisoner, the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - Liczba stron: 948
...the 23d of September, 1780, the day of his capture. It ends with the following stanza : "And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrio-di'over, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet !" j His memory has been embalmed in verse by his... | |
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And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrio-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet 
