 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...  Select specimens of English poetry - Page 117by Edward Hughes - 1856Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...close such scene from every future view. ODE. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. 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 hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...country's wishes blest ? When spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck the hallow'd mold, She then shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair To dwell a weeping... | |
 | Thomas Condie - 1813 - 262 pages
...sink to rest, Bi all their country's wishes blest ! When spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns 1ч deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a...fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirpre is sung'; There HONOUR comes a PILGRIM grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And FREEDOM... | |
 | Richard Clark - Madrigals, English - 1814 - 530 pages
...all their country's wishes blest I When spring with dewy ringers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod ; Than...their dirge is sung, There honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 888 pages
...and glorious a cause. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes bless'd ! When spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms uuseeri their dirge is sumj ; There Honor comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | William Collins - 1815 - 118 pages
...their country's wishes hlest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returus to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms uuseen their dirge is sang ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Henry Ker - Mexico - 1816 - 392 pages
...gloriously fell fighting in defence of his country's rights. " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest With all their country's wishes blest. When spring, with...dress a sweeter sod Than fancy's feet have ever trod." The day was spent with the utmost good humour, and in the evening we all separated for our respective... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...scene from every future § 150. Ode. Written in the year 1746. COLLIKS. 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 hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands... | |
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