By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were... The Port Folio - Side 2591817Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1825 - 508 sider
...dimly burning. ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his...word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. ' We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed,... | |
| 1825 - 600 sider
...lantern dimly burning. • No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a Warrior taking his rest—...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... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 sider
...the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined 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 stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
| John Arliss - 1825 - 382 sider
...the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Not in sheet or 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 stedfastly gazed on the face of Ihe dead ; And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we... | |
| 1825 - 724 sider
...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...word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed,... | |
| 1825 - 726 sider
...hi, breast, Net in sheet or in shroud we wound him j «/• ui? like * wtrrio' takil>g hit rett— With his martial cloak around him. " Few and short...Were the prayers We said, And we spoke not a word of soirow j fltft we steadfastly gazed on the race that uia» dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 sider
...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly ga/ed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
| 1826 - 494 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 gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we hitterly thought of the morrow. 5. " We thought, as we hollow'd... | |
| 1826 - 520 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 gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. 5. " We thought, as we hollow'd... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 sider
...taking his rest— With his martial cloak around him ! Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him j * , r ' Few and short were the prayers 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... | |
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