 With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And -we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.  The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine - Side 2781817Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 sider
...buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern, dimly burning. No useless...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | 1836 - 884 sider
...moon-beara'ft misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him. But he lay like...we said. And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead. And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, aa we... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 sider
...By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud we bound him...prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; And we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead. And bitterly thought of the morrow. HIGH AND CHEERFUL.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 sider
...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 taking his rest, With...word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead. And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 sider
...lantern dimly hurning, cc 2 No useless coffin enclosed his hreast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With...word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow hed, And... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 sider
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enelosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound htm But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 sider
...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...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stediastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 sider
...we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him! 4 Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the marrow — 5 We thought —... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 sider
...wound him ; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — , With his martial cloak around him ! 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow — 6. We thought... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 sider
...huried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless...were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word in sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow.... | |
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