 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
 | Frances D'Aubigne - 1819 - 670 pages
...Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She then shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod ; By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; Then HONOUR comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Edward Quillinan - Wood-engraving, British - 1820 - 158 pages
...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 rune;; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that... | |
 | Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 248 pages
...Spring, with dewy fmgers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 412 pages
...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; Their Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...Returns to derk their lullow'd mould, Shi- thi •>••• shall dross a sweeter sod Than t'-incy% feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There honor ctwnet, a pilgrim grey* To blr •« the turf that wraps their... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...with dewy fingers cold. Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod 5 Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod 5 Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Night watch - 1828 - 596 pages
...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 rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
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