 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
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 Seiten
...NATIONAL READER. 195 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...And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1831 - 356 Seiten
...we wound him; But he lay—like a warrior taking his rest— With his martial cloak around him! But we Steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow— Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; We thought—as we hollowed... | |
 | Rose Lawrence - 1831 - 388 Seiten
...dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er hi head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 Seiten
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought,...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll tallc of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him,— But little... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1832 - 292 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...And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 Seiten
...around 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 of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 Seiten
...Comma, Va Spin.lS&V 4. 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 thought of the morrow. 5. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 316 Seiten
...bitterly thought of the morrow. 5. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lowly pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we, far away o'er the billow. 6. Lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1833 - 270 Seiten
...sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, Few and short were the prayers we said, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought,...his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, " You must have been highly gratified by the classical remains, and the classical recollections of... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 Seiten
...cloak around him! 4 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 thought of the morrow— 5 We thought—as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow— How the foe and... | |
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