 Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart 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 our bayonets turning ; By the struggling...  The Annual Biography and Obituary - Side 811826Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Russell - 1845 - 410 sider
...hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets !" EXERCISES ON PITCH. Low Notes. " Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried;...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 sider
...himself endures. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard nor a funeral note, As his corse o'er the rampart 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 sod with our bayonets turning, By the trembling moon-beams'... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 sider
...Burial of Sir John Moore. WOLFE. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts 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 our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 sider
...MOORE.* REV. CHARLES WOLFE.-)NOT a drum was hea'rd, not a funeral n'ote, (As his corse to the ramparts we h'urried;) Not a soldier discharged/ his farewell sh'ot O'er the gr'ave/ where our H'ero was bu'ried. We buried him dar'kly, at dea'd of n'ight, (The sod with our ba'yonets tu'rning,) * This... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1846 - 144 sider
...I bring my captive train ; I pledge my faith, my liege, my lord; oh! break my father's chain. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. The soul, secure in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1842 - 316 sider
...16 1809, by the French.] 1. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell...buried. 2. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The turf with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning.... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1992 - 260 sider
...already, as one may say, buried under arms with funeral accompaniments, though it may be, — "Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note. As his corse to...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried." The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1995 - 212 sider
...The Burial of Sir John Moore Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we huried. We huried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our hayonets turning, By the struggling... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1996 - 220 sider
...and already, as one may say, buried under arms with funeral accompaniments, though it may be Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are... | |
 | Lenora Ledwon - 1996 - 524 sider
...funeral accompaniments, though it may be, — Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note. As his corpse to the rampart we hurried; Not a soldier discharged...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are... | |
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