 We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him...  Annual Register - Side 326redigeret af - 1818Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 sider
...narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton hath laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring, And... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 sider
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, " And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; " But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on " In the grave where...half of our heavy task was done, " When the clock told the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random gun, " That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 sider
...stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! • ... » . . Lightly they '11 talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 sider
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing.... | |
 | 1825 - 710 sider
...narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread u'er his head, And we far away on the billow. "Lightly they'll...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... | |
 | 1825 - 600 sider
...narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! • Lightly...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... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 sider
...pillow, [head, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his And we — far away on the hillow. 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 laid him. But half of our... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 sider
...narrow bed, And smooth 'd down his lonely pilaw , that the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head , And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that s gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on.... | |
 | 1825 - 726 sider
...smoothed down hit lonely pillow, I hat the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we fer away on the billow. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er hit cold ashes upbraid him— But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave, where a... | |
 | 1825 - 508 sider
...narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow. That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! ' Lightly they'll talk of I he spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But little he'll reck, if they let him... | |
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