 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.  The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine - Pagina 2781817Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pagina’s
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our baxonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breatt, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him; But he lay liks a warrior taking his rest. With his... | |
 | 1817 - 560 pagina’s
...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 nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pagina’s
...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, Kol in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking bis re«t, With his martial... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pagina’s
...moonbeam's misty llfht. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed bis breast. Nor In sbeet nor In shroud we bound him. But he lay like a warrior taking his rest. With I. is martial cloak around Dim. Few and short were the prayers we said. And we apok-e not a word of... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 pagina’s
...moon-beam's misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. / No useless coffins enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior takmg his rest, AVi'li his martial cloak around him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the... | |
 | Dorothea Primrose Campbell - 1821 - 552 pagina’s
...history of that period, and shall in the following chapter proceed with my own story. CHAPCHAPTER XX. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he sunk in the ocean wave to rest, With an ensign wrapped around him. Away ! away ! the laurel now Must... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pagina’s
...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 in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pagina’s
...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, But he lay like a warrior taking bis rest, With bis martial cloak around him. Few— and short were... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pagina’s
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shrond we bound him, But he lav like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pagina’s
...buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his martial... | |
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