 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...  The Progressive English reading books - Pagina 302door Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1821 - 732 pagina’s
...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 warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pagina’s
...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 warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pagina’s
...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, But he lay like a warrior taking bis rest, With bis martial cloak around him. Few— and short were... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pagina’s
...moonbeam's misty light, ..-,. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow:'•• '>• •• . I But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pagina’s
...we hurried: Not a soldier discharged a farewell shot, O'er the grave, where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...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 cloak around him.... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 pagina’s
...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...moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said, " And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; " But we stedfastly... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pagina’s
...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...struggling moonbeam's misty light^ And the lantern djmly burning. No useless. coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him^ But... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pagina’s
...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...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him But he lay like a warrior taking his rest,... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pagina’s
...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the...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 cloak around... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pagina’s
...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...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
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