 Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him ! But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring,...  Arliss's Literary collections - Σελίδα 159των John Arliss - 1825 - 358 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 σελίδες
...done, When the clock told the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his... | |
 | 1825 - 724 σελίδες
...the clock struck the hour for returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe waa sullenly firing. " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of hu fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with... | |
 | 1825 - 710 σελίδες
...has laid him. " But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly Bring. " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 σελίδες
...clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory: We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we lest him alone with his glory.... | |
 | 1826 - 494 σελίδες
...a Briton has laid him. 7. " But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. 8. " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carv'd not a... | |
 | 1826 - 520 σελίδες
...a Briton has laid him. 7. " But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. 8. " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carv'd not a... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 σελίδες
...clock told the hoar for retina: And we heard by the d ¡étant and nidom со That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down. From the field of his fame freed and f", We carved not a line, we railed not a «IMC Bat we left him alone with hi« gtorj... | |
 | 1826 - 696 σελίδες
...clock lold the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant random gun That the foe wa» suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame freeh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not a «tone, Bal left him alone with his glory... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 σελίδες
...told the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 σελίδες
...spirit that's gone, In the grave where a Briton has laid him." ' But half of our heavy task was done, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing— When the clock tolled the hour for retiring, Slowly and sadly we laid him down,... | |
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