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The following was one of the [effusions] of the | The following was one of the [effusions] of the Evening. | ||
by Col ______ | by Col ______ | ||
1. For a little while, adieu the smile, | 1. For a little while, adieu the smile, And the joys our home surrounding, And welcome now, with a soldier brow, The trump of the battle sounding! For the hand of War - would strike our "star"-- Away in its early beaming, But it long shall be ^o'er the Texans^ [[crossed out: to cheer the]] free, With a sacred glory streaming! | ||
2. Then on! be brave! | 2. Then on! be brave! And if a grave Await our rights' contending, 'Tis sweet to fall, 'neath a battle pall, The home of the heart of the heart defending! For the hand of War. -- &c. | ||
[calligraphic flourish at page bottom] | [calligraphic flourish at page bottom] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:34, 18 July 2022
[crossed out: Texas Song]
The following was one of the [effusions] of the Evening. by Col ______
1. For a little while, adieu the smile, And the joys our home surrounding, And welcome now, with a soldier brow, The trump of the battle sounding! For the hand of War - would strike our "star"-- Away in its early beaming, But it long shall be ^o'er the Texans^ crossed out: to cheer the free, With a sacred glory streaming!
2. Then on! be brave! And if a grave Await our rights' contending, 'Tis sweet to fall, 'neath a battle pall, The home of the heart of the heart defending! For the hand of War. -- &c.
[calligraphic flourish at page bottom]