 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...went in pursuit of them. There was a singular opposition between his alleged motives and his conduct. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory. Oft in the lone church-yard, at night I've seen The school-boy with his satchel in his hand. To avoid... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...for retiring ; And we heard, too, the distant random gun, That the foe was then suddenly firing. 8. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field...line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone — with his glory. Welfs. , SECTION V. " Earth to Earth, and Dust to Dust." ,, -• ji "EARTH to earth,... | |
 | Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sudenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and glory, We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. SOLDIER'S... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant aud random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down. From the field of lus fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line — we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, — But left him alone with his glory. IK I had thought... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, — But left him alone with his glory. IK I had thought... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his glory. THE CHAMELEON. OFT... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing — 8. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him — alone with his glory I LESSON XCVI. Boadicea*... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...sleep on In 'the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, 8 ( j; ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory! We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But left him — alone with his glory! Wolfe. EXERCISE 30.... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. HOME. I KNEW my father's... | |
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Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. 
