 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 taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.  Class-book of English Poetry - Page 139by English poetry - 1866Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1831 - 272 pages
...ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot, Oe'r the grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. • Sir John Moore was killed by a cannon shot... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...corse to the ramparts 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,...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...corse to the rampart 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,...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 J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...we hurried; Not a soldier 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...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern, dimly burning. 3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him; But he lay, like... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...corse to the rampart 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,...sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeams' misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1833 - 270 pages
...corse to the rampart 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,...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast ; Nor in sheet nor shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1833 - 434 pages
...the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The...moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. III. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...discharg'd his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of the night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...the ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, • And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...we hurried-; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave, where our Hero was buried. 2 We buried him darkly; at dead of night; The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 3 No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
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