 How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is...  Annual Register - Page 217edited by - 1768Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 340 pages
...year i746* rOW fleep the brave, who fink to reft, By all their country 's wiflies bleft ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there fliall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1781 - 200 pages
...TOW fleep the brave, who fink to reft, •*-•*- By all their country's wifhes bleftl When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there lhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By... | |
 | 1782 - 402 pages
...the Same. HO W fleep the brave, who fink to reft j By all their country's wifhes bleft I When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd...trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 270 pages
...T"I OW deep the brave, who fmk to reft, •"•^ By all their country's wifhes bleft t When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd...trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
 | 1792 - 822 pages
...wiflies bleft ! When fpring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to dick their hallow'd mold, She there lhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Richard Johnson - Children's poetry - 1793 - 198 pages
...their country's wiflies bleli: ! When fpring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallo w'd mold, She there fhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's...trod ; By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung. There Honour comes a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their clay... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...year 1746. How (leep the brave, who fink to reft, By all their country's wilhes bleft ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there mall drefs a fweeter Cod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, ïy... | |
 | Helen Maria Williams - Correctional institutions - 1795 - 292 pages
...wifliesbleft ? When Spring with dewy fingers cold Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there ihall drefs a fweeter fod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod : By fairy hands their knell is rung, By fairy forms their dirge is fung : There Honour comes a pilgrim grey To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...year 1746. How fleep the brave, who fink to reft. By all their country's wilhes bleft ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there (hall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rang. By... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 468 pages
...bleft ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there (hall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unfeeli their dirge is fung: Then Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
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