 | Book - 1847 - 206 pagina’s
...struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR IN HIS LIBRARY.... | |
 | 1847 - 568 pagina’s
...the hoar for retiring; And we henrd the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with bis glory !" The village of VILLA VELLID,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 176 pagina’s
...struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory, We carved not a line and we raised not a stone— But we left him alone with his glory! During the retreat to Corunna, his... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 pagina’s
...struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. WOLFE. WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR IN HIS... | |
 | 1847 - 906 pagina’s
...the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and g°ry» We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory AULD LANG SYNE... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 178 pagina’s
...the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From tke field of his fame fresh and gory, We carved not a line and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with bos glory ! During the retreat to Corunna,... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1848 - 424 pagina’s
...struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his glory ! "DAS BEGRARNISS DES SIR JOHN MOOKE"... | |
 | British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pagina’s
...the hour for retiring; And we heard hy the distant and random gun. That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. PARODY ON THE BURIAL... | |
 | Charles Dibdin, George Hogarth - 1848 - 468 pagina’s
...for retiring ; And we heard the distant random gnu That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sad we laid him down. From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carv'd not a line, and we rais'd not a stone,— But we left him alone with his glory ! As already... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pagina’s
...Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory j We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. PARRHASIUS. PARRHASIUS,... | |
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Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. 
