 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 560 pages
...OK SIR JOHN MOORE. Who fell at the battle of Corunna, in Spain, In 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried,...his farewell shot, O'er the grave, where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pages
...Farewell. THE BURIAL OP SIR JOHN MOORE,* Who fell at the Batik ofConmna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his. corse to the rampart we hurried...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. * This little poem first appeared in some of the newspapers a few days ago. It is too beautiful... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Who fill at the battle of Corunna in Spain, in 1808. Not a dram was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried,...his farewell shot. O'er the grave, where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with ourbayonets turning ; By the struggling... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...be imagined he had disappear* ed with the money of the troop." THE BURIAL OP SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave, where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE, Who fell at the Battle of Cornnna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...say 'tis thine ! THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE, Whofett at Corunna in 1808. Nor a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...beautiful monody on the burial of this brave chief, from which we copy the commencing verses : — " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...than with the ode, to which allusion has been so often made. 'THE BURIAL or SIR JOHN MOORE. ' Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pages
...stanzas, we must indulge ourselves in transcribing them. • THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. • Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note. As his corse to...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. < \Ve buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 494 pages
...native state : — * The Newry Telegraph of the 19th of April 1817. " The Burial of Sir John Moore. 1. " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. 2. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the... | |
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Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. 
