And chased them in wrath from the brow of the hill.
Racing and chasing it was into Princeton,
Where, seeking the lore to be taught in that hall,
Red-coats by scores entered college, but stayed not—
We rudely expelled them with powder and ball.
BATTLE OF PRINCETON.
Only a skirmish, you see, though a sharp one—
It did not last over the fourth of an hour;
But ’twas a battle that did us this service—