How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung;... Elegant extracts in poetry - Pagina 790door Elegant extracts - 1816Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| John Evans - 1834 - 306 pagina’s
...written on the extinction of the REBELLION in 1746, must not be omitted — How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their COUNTRY'S wishes blest! When...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ! There HONOUR comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall awhile repair... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1835 - 592 pagina’s
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold« Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There HOKOÜR comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall a while... | |
| George Lunt - 1836 - 36 pagina’s
...their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than fancy's feet have ever trod ! By spirit hands their knell is rung, — By forms unseen their...the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping h«rmit there ! 24 This book should be returned to the Library on... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 350 pagina’s
...the liberties of their country — the last of which is as follows : — How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest! When...is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a while repair,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 342 pagina’s
...the liberties of their country — the last of which is as follows : — How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a while repair,... | |
| George Thompson - 1837 - 150 pagina’s
...all their country's wishes Llust! The spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...sung. There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the tarf that wraps their cJny, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwdl a weeping hermit there . Who does... | |
| George Thompson - 1837 - 150 pagina’s
...colcl, Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet imve ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By...comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps thevr clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. Who does not now wish... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 294 pagina’s
...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a while repair,... | |
| James Montgomery - 1838 - 332 pagina’s
...THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE BEBELLIOV OP 1745. " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest With all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair... | |
| Catharine Harbeson Waterman - 1839 - 284 pagina’s
...architectural purpc GLORY. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes bless'd! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair,... | |
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