 ... misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said And we spoke...  Conversations on religion, with lord Byron and others - Pagina 293door James Kennedy - 1830 - 461 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pagina’s
...Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly pazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of...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... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 pagina’s
...With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of 'sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the...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... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pagina’s
...around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the 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 would tread... | |
 | 1817 - 694 pagina’s
...around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the 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... | |
 | 1818 - 798 pagina’s
...With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the...morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, Ami smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pagina’s
...With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. t We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smooth1 d down his lonely pillow, That the foe and... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pagina’s
...few and short were the pray'rs we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we 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... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pagina’s
...dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought^ as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smuoth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread e'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's goirc, And... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pagina’s
...Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. Commemorates, are sublects too well known to require from us any circumstantial detail. They stand... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pagina’s
...Few— and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down bis lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread... | |
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