 | Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...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...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...lonely pillow, We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on lu the grave where a Britoa has laid him. But half of our... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pages
...pillow. o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him. on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. And we heard bythedistantandrandom gun, That the foe was... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothd (lown his lonely pillow, r1¿hnt the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly...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 Briton h¿s laid ¿ilm¿ But half... | |
 | James Mudie - Medals - 1820 - 204 pages
...hollow'd, his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly...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 Briton has laid him. Slowly and... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...bed, And siuuotii'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe am! the stranger would tread o'er his head, 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 Briton has laid him. But half of oiir... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lowly pillow, TTiat the foe and tlie stranger would tread on his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But notliing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half our... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...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...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 Rriton has laid him. But hulf of... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...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...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 Briton hath laid him. But half of... | |
 | Select readings - 1824 - 300 pages
...bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his bead, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk...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 Briton has laid him. But half of... | |
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thyself; and take a couple of bottles with my service, and tell him he is heartily welcome to them, and to a dozen more if they will do him good. My uncle 
