 We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior...  The Progressive English reading books - Page 302de Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 498 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 422 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, . .', But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 430 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, But he lay, like a warriour taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Nor in sheet, nor in... | |
 | 1828 - 316 pages
...the picquets also were withdrawn, and embarked before daylight, and the reserve were alone left We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...was buried. 2 We buried him darkly ; at dead of night, 3 No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay —...taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him ! 4 Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly... | |
 | Charles Wolfe - 1828 - 312 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. H. \Ve buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty lijjht, And the lantern dimly burning. nr. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in... | |
 | 1829 - 434 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pages
...the present prolific age has brought forth." The third stanza in particular he considered perfect. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet,...taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him." Were it our purpose, however, minutely to criticise this production, we should say it was defective,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in, sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay, like a warriour taking his rest, With his... | |
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