 | 1828 - 814 pagina’s
...was hurried : Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot, O'er the grave where our hero was buried ! We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. — No useless coffin inclosed his breast,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pagina’s
...hurried; •Garth. 8* Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero was buried, We buried him darkly; at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1828 - 650 pagina’s
...board ; the picqnets also were withdrawn, and embarked before daylight, and the reserve were alone left We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the siruggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pagina’s
...rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in, sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay, like a warriour taking his rest, With his... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pagina’s
...the present prolific age has brought forth." The third stanza in particular he considered perfect. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet,...taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him." Were it our purpose, however, minutely to criticise this production, we should say it was defective,... | |
 | Miss Pardoe (Julia) - 1829 - 300 pagina’s
...of England !" CHAP. XV. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shrond we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him!" Rev. C. WOIFK. A Warrior's Burial. WHEN the lady of Rossenville closed the door of the apartment in... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pagina’s
...SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1830 - 502 pagina’s
...rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No " You must have been highly gratified by the classical remains, and the classical recollections of... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1830 - 506 pagina’s
...soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly tit dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning,...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No " You must have been highly gratified by the classical remains, and the classical recollections of... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1830 - 334 pagina’s
...ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero was buried. We buried him darkly ; at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
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We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior... 
