 | United States - 1824 - 518 pages
...looking on it awhile, with a countenance marked with thought, he breathed a deep sigh, and exclaimed, "so there lies the brave De Kalb; the generous stranger,...liberty. Would to God he had lived to share its fruits!" On the 14th of October, 1780, congress resolved, that a monument should be erected to his memory, in... | |
 | Local history - 1824 - 506 pages
...looking on it awhile, with a countenance marked with thought, he breathed a deep sigh, and exclaimed, "so there lies the brave De Kalb ; the generous stranger...of our liberty. Would to God he had lived to share with us its fruits!" His exit was marked with unfading glory, and his distinguished merit was gratefully... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 494 pages
...looking on it a while with a countenance marked with thought, he breathed a deep sigh and exclaimed, " So there lies the brave de Kalb; the generous stranger...came from a distant land to fight our battles, and water with his btood the tree of our liberty. Would to Gad ho bad lived to share with us its fruits... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 502 pages
...lies the brave de Ka!b; the generous stran* ger who came from a distant land to fight our battles, and water with his blood the tree of our liberty. Would to God he had lived to share with us its fruits '."—(Sit Lift of Gen. Marion.) being in complete uniform and well disciplined,... | |
 | James Thacher - American War of Independence, 1775-1783 - 1827 - 506 pages
...countenance marked with thought, he breathed a deep sigh and exclaimed, " So there lios the hruvc do Kalb; the generous stranger who came from a distant land to fight our battles, and water w%h his blood the tree of our liberty. Would lo God he hid lived to s!>are with us its fruits... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - United States - 1829 - 102 pages
...him. He looked on it thoughtfully, for a long time, and then exclaimed, with a deep sigh, " So here lies the brave De Kalb ! The generous stranger who came from a foreign land, to fight oar battles, and to water the tree of our liberty with his blood ! Would it... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - United States - 1829 - 100 pages
...him. He looked on it thoughtfully, for a long time, and then exclaimed, with a deep sigh, " So here lies the brave De Kalb ! The generous stranger who came from a foreign land, to fight our battles, and to water the tree of our liberty with his blood ! Would it... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Literary and scientific class book, Author of - 1830 - 228 pages
...to him. He looked upon it thoughtfully, for sometime, and then exclaimed with a deep sigh, " So here lies the brave De Kalb ? The generous stranger who came from a foreign land to fight our battles, and to water the tree of liberty with his own blood ! Would it had... | |
 | Lutheran Church - 1830 - 304 pages
...to him. He looked upon it thoughtfully, for some time, and then exclaimed with a deep sigh, "So here lies the brave De Kalb! The generous stranger who came from a foreign land, to fight our battles, and to water the tree of our liberty with bis own blood ! Would... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 pages
...looking on it awhile, with a countenance marked with thought, he breathed a deep sigh and exclaimed, " so there lies the brave De Kalb; the generous stranger...our battles, and to water with his blood the tree of liberty. Would to God he had lived with us to share its fruits." Congress ordered him a monument. But... | |
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So, there lies the brave De Kalb ; the generous stranger, who came from a distant land, to fight our battles, and to water, with his blood, the tree of our liberty. Would to God he had lived to share with us its fruits! 
