Story of the American flag with patriotic selections and incidents (1903)
Fallows, Samuel, Bp., 1835-1922, ed · Boston [etc.] Educational publishing co · leaf 38
Every loyalheart found inspiration in The red as of the rosy morn When brightest, clearest days are born, And of the lily fair and white STORY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG. 27 When dipped in dews of summer night. The blue of clear and peaceful sky, When not a cloud goes floating by. The stars of brightest… … To this we can only answer, that the origin of the starsIs involved in ohscurity. Alany suppose that they weretaken, as was said of the stripes, from the Washington coat-of-arms, which was, hy a curious coincidence, composed ofboth stars and alternate red and white stripes. But this 28 STORY OF THE…
Flags -- United States · Patriotism
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