 Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventyfive ; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, " If the British march By land or sea from the town tonight, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of...  The Complete Poetical Works of Longfellow - Page 209by Longfellow - 1922Full view - About this book
 | Larkin Dunton - 1890 - 228 pages
...the old North Church, of which the poet has sung, " He said to his friend, ' If the British inarch By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern...and farm For the country folk to be up and to arm.' " CHAPTER VII. NEW ENGLAND. 1. Six of the United States form a part of our country called New England.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1891 - 276 pages
...and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five ; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous...the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, \ V 26 TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN For the country folk to be up and to arm." Then he said, " Good night... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1891 - 276 pages
...and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five ; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous...and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village aud farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm." Then he said, " Good night ! " and with muffled... | |
 | James Vincent Coombs - 1891 - 420 pages
...to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch Of the North-Church tower, as a signal-light — One if by land, and two if by sea ; And I on the opposite...Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to be up and to arm." Then he said good-night, and with muffled oar Silently rowed to... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1892 - 622 pages
...Revere, On the eighteenth of April in seventy-five : Hardly a man is now alive Who remembereth that day and year. He said to his friend, ' If the British...and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm.' " The signal appeared. Revere mounted his horse, and galloped along the road to Lexington, shouting... | |
 | Flora N. Kightlinger - 1892 - 466 pages
...If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch Of the North Church tower, as a signal light, —...Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to be up and to arm." Meanwhile his friend, through alley and street, Wanders and watches... | |
 | Murat Halstead, J. Frank Beale - 1892 - 502 pages
...to-night, Hang a lantern in the belfry arch Of the North Church Tower, as a signal One, if bf land ; two, if by sea ; And I on the opposite shore will...and farm For the country folk to be up and to arm." Jonathan Grout, Jr., a Massachusetts man, filed an application with the United States government in... | |
 | Jenny H. Stickney - 1892 - 416 pages
...a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North-Church tower, as a signal-light, —• One, if hy land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore...Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to be up and to arm." Then he said Good night, and with muffled oar Silently rowed to... | |
 | Marion Todd - 1893 - 322 pages
...a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church Tower as a signal light; One, if by land — two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be,...and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm.' The Murry System was used as late as 1846, on prominent points between New York and Philadelphia, by... | |
 | Mary Dana Hicks - 1893 - 228 pages
...some evening home-coming in a country town; for these things appeal to children more than we think. " Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North...two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, " From " Paul Revcrc's Ride," by Henry W. Longfellow. will arouse the patriotic feeling of the class.... | |
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