it’s okay that i don’t have a sewing machine

i love backstitching by hand for hours

this has got to be great for my back

millions of my ancestors did this and they lived almost as long as i want to

TFW you accidentally come up with your enemies' new theme song.

Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870-1966)

And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;

like, the Americans are being continuously bombarded by enemy artillery and they're finding something positive about it - it's providing illumination so they can see their flag still flying and that gives them hope and courage. It's kinda like the line attributed to Leonidas of Sparta about massed Persian arrows providing pleasant shade for fighting the battle of Thermopylae.

Point of order.

King of Horses ran 450 fucking miles at almost entirely a gallop, without more than a few minutes rest, in 4 nights and basically was like "wait why are we stopping?" when Gandalf took him into the city and he ended up in a stable.

This was not his top speed, nor did it push any limits on his endurance.