 | 1818 - 798 Seiten
...shroud we bound 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...word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, Ami... | |
 | 1818 - 596 Seiten
...a warrior , taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Both few and short were the pray'rs we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we hollow'd... | |
 | 1825 - 458 Seiten
...his rest. With I. is martial cloak around Dim. Few and short were the prayers we said. And we apok-e not a word of sorrow! But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the deal, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we bollow'd his narrow bed, And... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 Seiten
...shroud we bound 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 in sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow.... | |
 | 1821 - 732 Seiten
...shroud we bound 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 stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow; We thought as we hollowed... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 Seiten
...shroud we bound 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 stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 Seiten
...shrouds we bound 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 stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. Commemorates, are... | |
 | 1822 - 418 Seiten
...enclosed his breast, But he lay like a warrior taking bis rest, With bis martial cloak around him. Few— and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 Seiten
...bayonets turning, — " By the struggling 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 gazed on the face of the dead, " And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 Seiten
...shroud we bound him^ But he lay tike a warrior taking his rest, With his martiahclpak arpund him... •h Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadily gazed on the face of the dead; And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we hollowed... | |
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By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 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. 
