 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay, like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.  The Gentleman's Magazine - Seite 3271825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Kennedy - 1830 - 506 Seiten
...if they were the Greeks of No useless coffin enclosed his breast ; Nor in sheet nor shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With...were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word in sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1831 - 356 Seiten
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior...word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, ». And we bitterly thought of the morrow — thought — as we hollowed his narrow bed,... | |
 | 1831 - 318 Seiten
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound hire ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 Seiten
...coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him.; But he lay, like a warriour taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him....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, And... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1831 - 356 Seiten
...around him! But we Steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow— Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; We thought—as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow— That the foe would... | |
 | 1831 - 272 Seiten
...of Corunna. lite No useless coffin pnclosed }ijs breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound Him; Bu he lay like a warrior taking his rest. With his martial cloak around him. Few an4 short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word in sorrow ; But we stedfustly gazed on... | |
 | 1856 - 520 Seiten
...the hill-side — the Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman — but in an honourable grave ; each sleeping " like a warrior taking his rest, with his martial cloak around him," in a soldier's grave, though destitute of " storied urn and animated bust," yet cherished in the country's... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...struggling moonbeams' 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,...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, And... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 Seiten
...lantern, 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,...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ! But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 Seiten
...with our bayonets turning; 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...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... | |
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