 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.  O'Hara; or, 1798 [by W.H. Maxwell]. - Side 50af William Hamilton Maxwell - 1825 - 558 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1853 - 1162 sider
...hero we buried. No useless coffin enclosed hiabreat>t, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Yn fad oedd y tebwrdd, galarnad ni fu, Tr.i ei [rorff i'r amgacrau cyrchasom ; Ni baethai un milwr,... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 sider
...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word in sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 sider
...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 sider
...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gaz'd... | |
 | 1821 - 732 sider
...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few — and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 574 sider
...he had come to an end, he repeated the third, and said it was perfect, particularly the lines " But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, " With his martial cloak around him." " I should have taken," said Shelley, " the whole for a rough sketch of Campbell's." " No," replied... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 314 sider
...burning. 'I No useless coffin confined his breast, M Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound hiifli " But he lay like a warrior taking his rest) '• With his martial cloak around hini. " Few and short were the prayers we said; ''f And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; l> But we steadfastly... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 sider
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shrond we bound him, But he lav like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few—and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1825 - 330 sider
...mistress to the especial care of Heaven, seated himself beside the body of the Republican Commander. VOL.L CHAPTER IV. No useless coffin enclosed his breast,...taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. JToolfa. THOUSANDS were spectators of the engagement from the eminences of Boston, and its environs;... | |
 | 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 martial cloak around him. ' Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed... | |
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