...star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? On the shore,dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's...breeze o'er the towering steep As it fitfully blows, half-conceals, half-discloses l Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam; Its full glory...

...whence that flag has perhaps disappeared forever, — how hope and fear alternate as he inquires, — " On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the...In full glory reflected now shines on the stream." And we are prepared for his exultant burst as the full glory of our flag at length greets his sight,—...

...of the brave ? On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's naughty ho&t in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze,...shines on the stream : .'Tis the Star-spangled Banner. O ! long may it wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the bra^e. And where is that band,...

...that our flag was still there ! O ! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave ? On the shore, dimly...silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the tow 'ring steep As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses; Now it catches the gleam of the...

...does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave f On that shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where...is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep, Asit fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses: Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first...

...brave ! 2. On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dead silence reposes, What is that which the breeze o'er...morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines o'er the stream ; O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ! 3. And where is that band who...

...British fleet, on the morning after the unsncsnmbardment of Fort McHenry. AMERICA TO CHEAT BRITAIN. 63 On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the...Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam ; Its full glory reflected now shines on the stream ; 'Tig the star-spangled banner, O ! long may it...

...does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? On that shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where...breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses ? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected...

...that Star Spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? it. On that shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where...breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses ? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected...

...general application for a national hymn ; they paint a picture, they do not embody a sentiment : — u On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,...In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream." The lines are, also, too long, and the rhyme too involved for a truly popular patriotic song. They...