 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.  Songs of Three Centuries - Stran 144uredili: - 1876 - 352 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1825 - 724 strani
...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...the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 strani
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound — but whence his name And lineage long, it suits...And had been glorious in another day : Bat one sad stedfastly ga/ed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | 1827 - 854 strani
...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 like a warrior...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that Was dead, And we bitterly though t of the morrow. We thought, as... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 strani
...buried him darkly; at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless...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,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 strani
...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 like a warrior...the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 strani
...the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined bis breast, Xor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With...word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the deaJ , And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we heaped his narrow bed, And smooth'd... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 422 strani
...the 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,...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... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 strani
...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 like a warrior...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... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 498 strani
...the 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, 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... | |
 | 1828 - 316 strani
...the 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, With...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... | |
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