 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.  Cyclopædia of English literature - Page 410by Robert Chambers - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...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... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - England - 1824 - 496 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow:'•• '>• •• . I But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...dimly burning. ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his...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 I he spirit that's gone, And o'er... | |
 | English essays - 1825 - 724 pages
...we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest— With iii'. martial cloak around htm. " Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke...smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stronger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his brefcst, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth 'd down his lonely pillow. That... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1825 - 710 pages
...dimly burning. 327 " No useless coffin enclosed hi* bruit, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest — With...sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that wtu dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pages
...dimly burning. • No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a Warrior taking his rest— With...we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. • We thought, as we hollow'd... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, 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 of Ihe dead ; And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we... | |
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