 Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But little he'll 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,...  Selections from the British Poets - Página 1671840Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1827 - 854 páginas
...cold ashes upbraid him,— But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done,...heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and " Nor will... | |
 | Charles Wolfe, John Abraham Russell - 1827 - 500 páginas
...— But little he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. VII. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock...distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. VIII. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1828 - 650 páginas
...ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done,...carved not a line, — and we raised not a stone,-" But we left him alone with his glory ! in contact with the soldiers under Romana, and partly from the dreadful... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 páginas
...ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done,...carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his glory ! TO THE MEMORY OF A VERY PROMISING CHILD, WRITTEN AFTER WITNESSING... | |
 | 1828 - 316 páginas
...ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done,...firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the 6eld of his fame, fresh and gory ; We carvtd not a line, — and we raised not a stone,— But we left... | |
 | 1828 - 814 páginas
...When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. " Wolfe. ON A TOMBSTONE IN CHESHIRE. O stranger ! let no ill-timed... | |
 | Charles Wolfe - 1828 - 312 páginas
...— But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. VII. But half of our heavy task was done, - When the clock...heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. VIII. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 páginas
...clock tolled" the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing — Slowly and sadly we laid him down^ From...of his fame fresh and gory! We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him — alone with his glory! r ADDRESS TO THE RAINBOW. CAMPBELL.... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 430 páginas
...tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard, by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...his fame, fresh and gory : We carved not a line,— we raised not a stone, But left him alone in his glory. B/uckwood's Magazine. VIRGIL'S TOMB. BY THE... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 426 páginas
...tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard, by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...of his fame, fresh and gory : We carved not a line, — we raised not a stone, But left him alone in his glory. Blittkicovil's Magazine. VIRGIL'S TOMB.... | |
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