 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - American literature - 1830 - 334 pages
...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 smoothed down his lonely pillow — How the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! ' Lightly... | |
 | English poetry - 1831 - 272 pages
...dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow besd,! And smoofh'd down his lonely pillow; That the foe and the stranger...head , And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll tal^ of J:l\e spjrit lhaj.';3 gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'it reck, if... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, ». And we bitterly thought of the morrow — thought — as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow — That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow! Lightly they 'll talk of the spirit... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...morrow— Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; We thought—as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow— That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far «way on the billow! Lightly they 'll talk of the spirit... | |
 | Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1831 - 318 pages
...dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hallow'd his narrow bed, And smooth-d down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o-er his hwd, And we far away on the billow ! VOL. I. N on the shore. On the 17th January, the French remarking... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...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 smoothed...billow! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, [him; And o'er his cold ashes upbraid But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 pages
...dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! tly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him,— But nothing he'll... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...sorrow ! But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. 5. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. 6. But half of our heavy task was done,... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...bitterly thought of the morrow. 5. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lowly pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we, far away o'er the billow. 6. Lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid... | |
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We thought as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. 
