. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . 151. BUENA VISTA. BY pike: FROM the Rio Grandes waters to the icy lakes ofMaine, Let all exult! for we have met the enemy again ; Beneath their stem old mountains we have met them intheir pride, And rolled from Buena VisTA back the battles bloodytide ; Where the enemy came surging swift, like the Missis-sippis flood. And the reaper. Death, with strong arms swung his sicklered with blood. 152 J6ucna Dista 153 SanTana
. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . 151. BUENA VISTA. BY pike: FROM the Rio Grandes waters to the icy lakes ofMaine, Let all exult! for we have met the enemy again ; Beneath their stem old mountains we have met them intheir pride, And rolled from Buena VisTA back the battles bloodytide ; Where the enemy came surging swift, like the Missis-sippis flood. And the reaper. Death, with strong arms swung his sicklered with blood. 152 J6ucna Dista 153 SanTana boasted loudly that, before two hours were past,His Lancers through Saltillo should pursue us fierce aud fast :—On comes his solid infantry, line marching after line ;lyO ! their great standards in the sun like sheets of silver shine :With thousands upon thousands,—yea, with more than three to one,—Their forests of bright bayonets fierce-flashing in the sun. Lo ! Guanajuatos regiment ; Morelos boasted corps,And Guadalajaras chosen troops !—all veterans tried ! galloping upon the right four thousand lances gleam^Where, floating in the morning-wind, their
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