 | Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; i But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought...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... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...thought of the morrow. And smoothed down his lonely pillow, We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothd (lown his lonely pillow, r1¿hnt the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we... | |
 | James Mudie - Medals - 1820 - 204 pages
...his rest With his martial cloak around him ! We thought, as we hollow'd, his 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 they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Select readings - 1824 - 300 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, , But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought,...That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his bead, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...a word of sorrow, But we steadily gazed on the face of And we bitterly thought of \.V\e SELECTIONS. We thought as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed...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... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - England - 1824 - 508 pages
...short were the prayers 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 hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - England - 1824 - 496 pages
...spoke not a word of sorrow;'-, i••••<. .\ .•-,• • But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow feed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - Poets, English - 1824 - 372 pages
...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 we heap'd his narrow bed, " And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, " That the foe and the stranger would... | |
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that was. dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. 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 
