 How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is...  Beauties of the British Poets ... - Page 127by George Croly - 1850 - 395 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fair)' hands their knell is rang ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour...bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shah a while repair, To dwell a wwping hermit there! ODE TO MERCY, STROPHE. f\ THOU, who sit'st a smiling... | |
 | Columbia County (N.Y.) - 1804 - 450 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow 'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...• ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honor comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall a while repair... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowM mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO EVENING. I* aught of oaten stop, or pastoral... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...their country's wishes blest? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow VI mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping hermit, there. ODE TO MERCY. [IBID.] STROPHE. O THOU, who sit'st,... | |
 | Hugh Gray - Canada - 1809 - 438 pages
...triumphant; they had beaten the enemy : he died in the arms of victory. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould ; She then shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung,... | |
 | Hugh Gray (writer on Canada.) - 1809 - 440 pages
...triumphant; they had beaten the enemy : he died in the arms of victory. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould ; She then shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung,... | |
 | Hugh Gray - Canada - 1809 - 438 pages
...triumphant; they had beaten the enemy : he died in the arms of victory. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! "When...fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould j She then shall, dress a sweetef sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. * By fairy hands their knell... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...By forms unseen their dirge is sung , There Honour com*s, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a while repair, To... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...all their country's wishes hlest! When Spring, with dewy lingers cold. Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge a song; There Honour comes, • pilgrim pray, To hless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...with dewy lingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter soi, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; COLLINS'S JPOEMS. There Hononr comes, à pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And... | |
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