 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pagina’s
...of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, Anil smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his ha And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone. And o'er his cold... | |
 | 1813 - 410 pagina’s
...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 and the stranger...cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done,... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pagina’s
...DEAD, And we bitterly thought on the morrow! UPNOft CASTLK. • 439 We thought, as WR hollowed his narrow bed And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That...they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold.ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'Jl reck, if they'll let him sleep on, In the grave where a... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pagina’s
...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 and the stranger...billow. 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... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pagina’s
...dead, ' And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hallowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Yet, Lina ! hadst thou marked, when there The lowly weed enrobed the Fair, What nameless charms—... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pagina’s
...his narrow bed, \»i smonth'd down his lowly pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread on hi* head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, Ann o'er his cold ashes apluaid him. But nothing he'll rerk,if they let him sleep on, In the grave... | |
 | 1853 - 816 pagina’s
...canonisation : if there U to be worship, it must be immediate. A century destroys it ; but enmity survives. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But little he'll rock, if they let him Bleep on," dec. We commenced with the intention of reviewing Mr... | |
 | 1817 - 694 pagina’s
...dead. And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we billowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, 1 And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that Ч gone, And o'er liis cold... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 pagina’s
...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 and the stranger would tread o'«r his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pagina’s
...bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we hollow'd his scanty bed, And smooth'd down his narrow pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread...we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of his spirit's that gone1. And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let... | |
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Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. 
