 We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And 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...  The Progressive English reading books - Side 302af Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 sider
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with...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 his martial... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 sider
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...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 his martial... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 sider
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...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 his martial cloak around... | |
 | 1846 - 436 sider
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1846 - 332 sider
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning, cc 2 No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
 | Miles Gerald Keon - 1846 - 608 sider
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Nor in sheet or shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Undiquc constabant horrenda silentis noctis, Luna laborantes vix agitabat equos; Lamina pnebebant incerto... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 sider
...By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him...prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR IN HIS LIBRARY. 43 at we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, f' And we... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 sider
...misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Not in sheet nor iu shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking...prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR IN HIS LIBRARY. 43 But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 178 sider
...we hurried. Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot, O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with...No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound h'.m ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around... | |
 | Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1847 - 180 sider
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried ! We buried him darkly at dead of- night, The sods with...moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning 1 1809 No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay... | |
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