John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Philip Freneau 1752-1832 John Bartlett
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The hunter and the deer a shade. 1 |
The Indian Burying-Ground. |
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Then rushed to meet the insulting foe; They took the spear, but left the shield. 2 |
To the Memory of the Americans who fell at Eutaw. |
Note 1. This line was appropriated by Campbell in “O’Connor’s Child.” [back] |
Note 2. When Prussia hurried to the field, And snatched the spear, but left the shield. Sir Walter Scott: Marmion, Introduction to canto iii. [back] |