 | Septimus Sears - 1856 - 906 pages
...darted to the batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, 'Courage! hark to the slogan— to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a'. Here's help...disappointment, and the wailing of the women who had flocked out began anew as the colonel shook his head. Our dull lowland ears heard nothing but the rattle of... | |
 | Church work with the poor - 1857 - 784 pages
...batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, ' Courage! courage! hark to the slogan, — to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a'. Here's help at last ! ' To describe the eftect of these words upon the soldiers would he impossible. For a moment they ceased firing, and every... | |
 | English literature - 1858 - 398 pages
...batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, 'Courage! courage! hark to the slogan, — to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a'. Here's help...a murmur of bitter disappointment, and the wailing ,jf the women who had flocked to the spot burst out anew as the colonel shook his head. Our dull Lowland... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1858 - 250 pages
...to the batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, ' Courage ! hark to the slogan! —to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a". Here's help at last!' To describe the effect of these words on the soldiers, would be impossible. For a moment they ceased firing, and every soul listened in intense... | |
 | Arthur Mursell - Christian life - 1858 - 42 pages
...vibrations of the suspended cannonade, each man stands listening in intense anxiety. Gradually there rises a murmur of bitter disappointment, and the wailing of the women who had flocked out broke forth anew as the colonel shook his head. A few moments more of this death-like suspense,... | |
 | Education - 1859 - 396 pages
...men, ' Courage ! courage! Hark to the slogan — to the Macgrcgor, the grandest of them a' ! Here 's help, at last ! ' To describe the effect of these...disappointment, and the wailing of the women who had Hocked to the spot burst out anew as the colonel shook his head. Our dull lowland ears heard nothing... | |
 | Bibliography, National - 1863 - 922 pages
...them a'. Here's help at last 1' To describe the effect of these words upon the soldiers would \н> impossible. For a moment they ceased firing, and every...Gradually, however, there arose a murmur of bitter 'Ibappointmeiit, and the wailing of the women who bad flocked to the spot burst out anew, as the colonel... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers (Secondary) - 1866 - 568 pages
...batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, " Courage ! courage 1 hark to the slogan — to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a' ! Here's help...the effect of these words upon the soldiers would bo impossible. For a moment they ceased firing, and every soul listened in intense anxiety. Gradually,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, " Courage ! courage ! Hark to the slogan — to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a' ! Here's help...moment they ceased firing, and every soul listened with intense anxiety. Gradually, however, there arose a murmur of bitter disappointment, and the wailing... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1879 - 362 pages
...courage! Hark to the slogan — to the Macgregor, the grandest of them a'! Here's help at last!" 5. To describe the effect of these words upon the soldiers...moment they ceased firing, and every soul listened with intense anxiety. Gradually, however, there arose a murmur of bitter disappointment, and the wailing... | |
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I felt utterly bewildered : my English ears heard only the roar of artillery, and I thought my poor Jessie was still raving ; but she darted to the batteries, and I heard her cry incessantly to the men, " Courage ! Courage! Hark to the slogan — to the... 
