 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 not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly...  The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review - Pagina 296geredigeerd door - 1817Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pagina’s
...Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly ga/ed for aye. However mighty in the olden time ; Nor all that herald* rake from coffi heap'd his narrow bed. And ciiiniitli'il down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pagina’s
...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 hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow— Haw the foe and the... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pagina’s
...hit narrow IK And emooth'd down his lonely pillow. That the foe and the stranger would trd o'er hit head And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll talk of the epiritthaf- ps-, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they Irt kii sleep... | |
 | 1827 - 854 pagina’s
...dead, And we bitterly though t of the morrow. We thought, as we hallow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger...! 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... | |
 | 1827 - 554 pagina’s
...Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. Wethoughtaswe hollowM his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger... | |
 | Charles Wolfe, John Abraham Russell - 1827 - 500 pagina’s
...thoughtj as we hollow'd his narrow bed. And smooth 'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the strnger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! VI. Lightly they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 430 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pagina’s
...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...! 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... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 426 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 498 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
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