 | 1813 - 410 pagina’s
...clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. THE MARRIAGE OF SIR... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 pagina’s
...lu the grave where a Britoa has laid him. But half of our heavy tjsk was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant random...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not n stone,— But we left him alone with his glory. ART. 11. THESPIAN... | |
 | 1817 - 694 pagina’s
...heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory: We carved not я line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with hin glory. THE MOSS ROSE. •... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pagina’s
...heavy ta>k was 'lorn-, When the clock toll'd tiie hour for retiring, And v*c heard by the distant nnd random gun. That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly...sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame, fn sli and gory, We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Bat we left him alone in hi* glory. PARAPHRASE... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pagina’s
...tolf'd the hour for retiring, And we beard the distant random gun That the foe was suddenly tiring. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, — But we left him alone with his glory. ART. 11. THESPIAN... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pagina’s
...willingly When the clock tolled the hour for re- would I grant it !" tiring ; And we heard by thedistantand random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, Frpm the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left... | |
 | 1817 - 646 pagina’s
...done. When the clock toll'd the hour for retir. i"S. And »e beard by the distant and r..ntlom K«n, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him duwn, From the field of his fame fresh aad gory, We carved not a line, we raised not a slant, But we... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pagina’s
...heavy task was done, • When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring} ' And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. MR. MR. CAMPBELL'S... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pagina’s
...hour for retiring-; And we heard the distant and random gun, That tue foe was suddenly firing. Slswly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone with his gloryAnd so he shall sleep, tho' the foeshou'd raise,"... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pagina’s
...our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for rerlrtor: And we heard, by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down. From the field of nil fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his... | |
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Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. 
