 O SAY, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! And the rockets...  The Cross of Christ in Bolo-land - Page 38by John Marvin Dean - 1902 - 233 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...his eye was again greeted by the proudly-waving flag of his country.] Tune — ANACREON IN HEAVEX. O ! say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at Ihe twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - Elocution - 1828 - 308 pages
...the path onward to glory ; For dear Caledonia to conquer or die. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.— Key. O ! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight... | |
 | Ballads, American - 1846 - 166 pages
...While heav'n preserves my highland laddie. O, my bonnie, &c. STAR SPANGLED BANNER.— By F. & Key, Esq. O ! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,... | |
 | J. T. Headley - History - 1853 - 358 pages
...see if the flag of his country was still flying, while the heart involuntarily asks the question— " O, say, can you see by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - Readers - 1864 - 444 pages
...for yflunt'ing-ly ; vic'try for yic'to-ry ; hwm far home. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. — FS KEY. 1. O SAY, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ? "Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous... | |
 | Benjamin Nicholas Martin - American literature - 1871 - 236 pages
...the dawn of day. FRANCIS S. KEY. 1779-1843. (Manual, p. 523.) 258. From "The Star-Spangled Banner. O, SAY, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1914 - 800 pages
..."flag of the free" still waving in the breeze, he drew forth an old letter from his pocket and wrote : O say, can you see. by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ? — Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 pages
...becoming soon afterwards one of the national songs of the country. ANDERSON'S UNITED STATES READER. 4. O, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last, gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ? Jusi-i'u RODMAN UKAKH. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. O SAY, can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ? — Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1881 - 514 pages
...readers, we here reprint it in full, as it was originally written by Mr. Key: THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. O SAY can you see, by the dawn's early light. What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars thro' the perilous fight... | |
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