I Saw Old General at BayI saw old General at bay,(Old as he was, his gray eyes yet shone out in battle like stars,)His small force was now completely hemm’d in, in his works,He call’d for volunteers to run the enemy’s lines, a desperate emergency,I saw a hundred and more step forth from the ranks, but two or threewere selected,I saw them receive their orders aside, they listen’d with care, theadjutant was very grave,I saw them depart with cheerfulness, freely risking their lives.
I saw old General at bay,(Old as he was, his gray eyes yet shone out in battle like stars,)His small force was now completely hemm’d in, in his works,He call’d for volunteers to run the enemy’s lines, a desperate emergency,I saw a hundred and more step forth from the ranks, but two or threewere selected,I saw them receive their orders aside, they listen’d with care, theadjutant was very grave,I saw them depart with cheerfulness, freely risking their lives.