 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
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 σελίδες
...for retiring ; And we heard, too, the distant ranijom gun, That the foe was then suddenly firing. 8. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; SECTION V. " Earth to Earth, and Dust to Dust." "EARTH to earth, and dust to... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 σελίδες
...distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring; 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... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 σελίδες
...clock toll'd the hour for retiring : And we heard by the distant 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 carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But left him alone with his glory.... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 σελίδες
...toll'd 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... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1833 - 434 σελίδες
...hour for retiring ; Aud we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. VIII. 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 stoneBut we left him alone with his... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 σελίδες
...hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, the foe was suddenly firing— 8 (jj ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory! We carved not a lme, we raised not a stone, But left him—alone with his glory!... | |
 | B. Ducos - 1834 - 444 σελίδες
...where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done , When the eloek struek tbe hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun...and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We earved not a line , and we raised not a stone — But we Ieft bim alone with... | |
 | B. Ducos - 1834 - 446 σελίδες
...Briton bas laid him. But half of our heavy task was done , When the eloek struek the hour for retirinp ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe...and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; \Ve earved not a line , and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone wilh... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 σελίδες
...When the bell told the hour for retiring'And we knew', by the distant random gun That the foe was then sullenly 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 left him alone' . . with... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 436 σελίδες
...hour for retiring ; Aud we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. VIII. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; WTe carved not a line, and we raised not a stoneBut we left him alone with his... | |
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