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Definition of Nathan hale
1. Noun. A soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been 'I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nathan Hale
Literary usage of Nathan hale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"nathan hale, the senior editor of thii paper, with which his name is indissolubly
... nathan hale was born in Westhampton, in this State, 16 August, 1784. ..."
2. Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution by Henry Llewellyn Williams, jr (1905)
"nathan hale. 1776. THE particulars known, concerning the capture, trial, ...
This request was communicated to nathan hale,1 a captain in Colonel Knowlton's ..."
3. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"nathan hale [September 22, 1776] THE breezes went steadily thro' the tall pines,
... No fears for the brave; no fears for the brave." nathan hale ..."
4. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"Captain nathan hale, the American Spy—Compared with Andre—His arrest within the
British lines—His hard fate—The ballad of " Hale in the Bush. ..."
5. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Arthur Stedman, Edmund Clarence Stedman (1894)
"THE BALLAD OP nathan hale. [Moore's "Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution."
1856.] THE breezes went steadily through the tall pines, A-saying "oh! ..."
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