 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy, suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field... | |
 | John Frost - 1845 - 458 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 strani
...(if they let him sleep o'n) In the gra've/ where a B'riton has laid hi'm ! But half of our heavy task was do'ne, When the clo'ck/ struck the hour for reti'ring, And we h'eard (by the distant and random g'un) That the foe/ was suddenly firin'g. Slo'wly and sa'dly we laid him... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
 | Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1847 - 180 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him ! But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing 1 Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 178 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From tke field... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field... | |
 | Charles Dibdin, George Hogarth - 1848 - 468 strani
...and means I'll let you know, to get tee bus' ness tone. Vid my fa lal, &c. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant random gnu That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sad we laid him down. From the field... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1848 - 424 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1848 - 174 strani
...reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him! But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing I Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
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But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line,... 
