 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pagina’s
...Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, Ar.il o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolf'd the hour for retiring, And we beard the distant random gun That the foe was suddenly tiring.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pagina’s
...billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where...half of our 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... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pagina’s
...billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's goirc, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random guq, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pagina’s
...Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, , But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave...But half of our 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... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pagina’s
...billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 314 pagina’s
...they '11 talk of the spirit that's gone, '•' And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; " But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on " In the grave...half of our heavy task was done, *' When the clock told the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random g»n> <c That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pagina’s
...Lightly they '11 talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing. Slowly... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 pagina’s
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, " And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; " But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on " In the grave where...half of our heavy task was done, " When the clock told the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random gun, " That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! • Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...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... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pagina’s
...stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! ' Lightly they'll talk of I he spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid...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... | |
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Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring;... 
