 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
 | 1835 - 320 σελίδες
...grave where a Briton has laid him. But half our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sudenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and glory, We carv'd... | |
 | 1836 - 884 σελίδες
...clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant aud random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down. From the field of lus fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line — we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 σελίδες
...where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the 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 carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, — But left him alone with... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 σελίδες
...where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the 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 carved not a line, we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 σελίδες
...where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the 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 carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, — But left him alone with... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 σελίδες
...a Briton has laid him." 7. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing — 8. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 σελίδες
...sleep on In 'the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, 8 ( j; ) 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 his glory!... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 σελίδες
...tolled 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.... | |
 | 1841 - 986 σελίδες
...sorrow, But we Btedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. • * • 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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 σελίδες
...let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, g) 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!... | |
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