 | 1813 - 410 Seiten
...enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; i But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 Seiten
...enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest. With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word uf'sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly... | |
 | 1817 - 708 Seiten
...enclosed his breast. Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said. And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stediastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 Seiten
...breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, ¿Vith his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly... | |
 | James Mudie - 1820 - 204 Seiten
...struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lanthorns dimly burning. No useless coffin inclos'd his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him — But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him ! We thought, as we hollow'd, his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 Seiten
...struggling moon-bearu's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him; But he lay like a warrior takhig his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Anonymous. / Few and short were the prayers we... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 Seiten
...And the lanteru dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Pew and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 Seiten
...moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said, " And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; " But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, " And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as we heap'd his narrow bed, " And smooth'd down his... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 Seiten
...moon-beam's misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few—and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 Seiten
...confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow;'-, i••••<. .\ .•-,• • But we stedfastly gazed on the... | |
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dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But... 
