By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Songs of Three Centuries - Page 144edited by - 1876 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1819 - 822 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breatt, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him; But he lay liks a warrior taking his rest. With his martial cloak...we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly pazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his... | |
| Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...lantern 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...prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; i But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound h;m. But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...word of 'sorrow, But 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... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...the lantern 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...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... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...lantern dimly burning ! No useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor iu sheet nor in shroud we bound him , But he lay like a WARRIOR taking his rest, With...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of THE DEAD, And we bitterly thought on the morrow! UPNOft CASTLK. •... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...the lantern 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...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 - 1818 - 798 pages
...the lantern 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...word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, Ami... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...the lantern dimly burning. Nooiseless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay 'like a warrior taking his rest,...word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. t We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And... | |
| British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...the lantern 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...were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word in sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow.... | |
| Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. Commemorates, are... | |
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