 | John Frost - 1845 - 458 sider
...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, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his glory ! WOLFE. 74. BATTLE HYMN. Now glory... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 sider
...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, and we raised not a stone,— But lull him alone with his glory. OH, MY LOVE HAS AN EYE OF THE SOFTEST... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 sider
...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 of his fame fresh and gory: We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone; But we left him alone with his glory. LESSON CXXXII. Extract from a Speech... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 sider
...the hour for retiring, And we knew by the distant random gun, That the foe was then suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame, fresh and gory, We carv'd not a line, we raised not a atone, But left him alone — with his glory. THE SAILOR-BOY'S DREAM.... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 sider
...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 carv'd not a line, and we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory ! WOLFE. THE LIVING... | |
 | sir Charles Gavan Duffy - 1845 - 262 sider
...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; A LAMENT FOR THE TIRON'IAN AND TIRCONNELLIAN FRINGES BURIED AT ROME. TRANSLATED FROM THE ITCISH, BT... | |
 | 1846 - 436 sider
...told 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 the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. THE TRAVELLER.S RETURN. — Southcy.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 sider
...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, and we raised not a stone,— But left him alone with his glory. CHARLES WOLFE. OH, MY LOVE HAS AN... | |
 | 1846 - 166 sider
...told 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 carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. THE GATHERING OF THE... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1846 - 144 sider
...barren. How 6ne must be the impression which the rays of light produce on the retina of the eye ! • we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved a line, we raised a stone, But we left him in his glory. Ellipsis of the Preposition. Rain is formed... | |
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Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. 
