 we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow...  The Household Book of Poetry - Seite 519herausgegeben von - 1879 - 816 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1813 - 410 Seiten
...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...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 Seiten
...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 thought of the morrow. And smoothed down his lonely pillow, We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, That the foe and the... | |
 | 1817 - 708 Seiten
...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 thought of the morrow. That the foe and the stranger would tread We thought, as we hallowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 Seiten
...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...morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothd (lown his lonely pillow, r1¿hnt the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we... | |
 | James Mudie - 1820 - 204 Seiten
...his rest With his martial cloak around him ! We thought, as we hollow'd, his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 Seiten
...Pew and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead.* And we bitterly thought of the morrow. <*ommemorates, are subjects too well known to require from us an; stantial detail. They stand high... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 Seiten
...him. 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...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll... | |
 | Select readings - 1824 - 300 Seiten
...Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, , But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of...That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his bead, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 Seiten
...a word of sorrow, But we steadily gazed on the face of And we bitterly thought of \.V\e SELECTIONS. We thought as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 Seiten
..." 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 lonely pillow, " That the foe and the stranger would... | |
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