 | David Humphreys, Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati - 1788 - 202 pages
...The battle of the Kegs : — a Song.— Tune Moggy Lawder. GALLANTS, attend, and hear a friend Trill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. 'Twa» early day, as poets fay, Juft when the fun was rifing, A foldier Itood on log of wood, And faw... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pages
...attend, and hear a friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befel In Philadelphia city. Twas early day, as poets say,...was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw ft sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze. The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1818 - 292 pages
...attend, and hear a friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befel In Philadelphia city. "Twas early day, as poets say,...stood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. i in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, As in The . __, lie spied a store of... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1818 - 298 pages
...attend, and hear a friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty: Strange things I'll tell, which lute hel'cl In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stoorl on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 pages
...THE BATTLE OF THE KEGS:— A Song. Tune— Jfoggy Lawdcr. Gallants, attend, and hear a friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I-ll tell,...rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And saw a sight surprizing. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of kegs... | |
 | John Trumbull - 1826 - 180 pages
...attend, and bear a friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, : Strange things I'll tell, which late befel, In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say,...on log of wood, And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze, he stood to gaze, The truth can't be den'd, sir, He spi'da score — of kegs or more, Come... | |
 | 1827 - 158 pages
...BATTLE OF THE KEGS* (r. noFKissos) <GUtiA.NT9, attend, and hear a friendy Trill forth harmonious ditty : 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a sight surprising, As in amaze, he stood to gaze, (The truth can't be denied,... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 pages
...BATTLE OF THE KEGS :— A Song. Tune — Moggy Latoder. Gallants, attend, and hear a friend Thrill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. •'Twa» early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log ol" wood, And... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 408 pages
...Gallants attend and hear a friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A aoldier stood on a log of wood. And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 412 pages
...their small arms and cannons at everything they saw floating in the river, daring the ebb tide. 'T was early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't he demed,... | |
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Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir.... 
