“Above us our banner is waving,
The hope of the brave and the free,”—
The Star Spangled Banner: Baltimore. Published by Louis Bonsal. (R. B. B., 109.)
“Oh say can you see by the dawn’s early light—
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,”—
The Star Spangled Cross and the Pure Field of White: Written and composed by Subaltern. Richmond, Virginia. Geo. Dunn and Co., Publishers. (R. B. M., 1864.)
“The Star Spangled Cross and the pure field of white
Is the banner we give to the breeze:”—
The State and the Starling: By A. (B. C. L., Ledger 1411.)
“Starling! starling! airy of wing,