 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pagina’s
...his head. And we far away on the billow ! 6. " Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll...sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring, And we heard the... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pagina’s
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone-, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In 'the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, 8 ( j; ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pagina’s
...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 where a...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pagina’s
...Lightly they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, g) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his... | |
 | Jerrold Vernon, Grace Horsley Darling - 1839 - 514 pagina’s
...of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid bun ; But nothing he'll reck if they'll let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him." CHAPTER V. " The course of true love never did run smooth." QUICKLY passed the time of Frederick's... | |
 | 1840 - 368 pagina’s
...[head, 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...But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing.... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pagina’s
...[head, 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 where a-Britop has. laid him. But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring... | |
 | Lyre - 1841 - 374 pagina’s
...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ! But nothing he'll...sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 58 BUIUALJJF SIR JOHN MOORE. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for... | |
 | Lyre - 1841 - 366 pagina’s
...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ! But nothing he'll...sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 58 BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pagina’s
...away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that 's gone. And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
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We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him... 
