 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 hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung,...  The Book of Georgian Verse - Page 169edited by - 1909 - 1313 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 248 pages
...sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ; When Spring, with dewy fmgers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. TO THE MEMORY 01 SAMUEL CHASE BARNEY. SWEET Innocent ! and can we mourn for thee ? Thus early sheller'd... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 412 pages
...I, O Fear, will dwell with thee .' 15 ODE. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; Their Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746 l . How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes bless'd! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1824 - 478 pages
...such scenes from every future view , ODE, WRITTEN IN THE YEAR MDOCXLVI. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rang, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that... | |
 | William Collins - Poems - 1828 - 108 pages
...deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. Hy Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their...shall a-while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. O THOU, who sitt'st a smiling bride By Valour's arm'd and awful side, Gentlest... | |
 | William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - English poetry - 1830 - 234 pages
...BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1746. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes bless'd ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1831 - 322 pages
...embellished with beautiful vignettes, has considerable merit, and its perusal yields no urnaH gratification. When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...forms unseen their dirge is sung ! There HONOUR comes, af rilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall awhile repair To dwell... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1832 - 510 pages
...writing, is from Collins : two very exquisite stanzas undoubtedly :— ' How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; — And freedom shall awhile... | |
 | Sir William Hoste (1st bart), Lady Harriet Walpole Hoste - 1833 - 348 pages
...father, ever your affectionate son, W. HOSTE. BOOK V. FROM 1814 TO 1828. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest; When...shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. COLLINS. BOOK V. FROM 1814 TO 1828. RETURNS TO ENGLAND. — DELICATE STATE OF HEALTH.— MADE A BARONET,... | |
 | Sir William Hoste (1st Bart.) - Great Britain - 1833 - 352 pages
...father, ever your affectionate son, W. HOSTE. BOOK V. FROM 1814 TO 1828. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest; When...shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. COLLINS. BOOK V. FROM 1814 TO 1828. RETURNS TO ENGLAND. — DELICATE STATE OF HEALTH. MADE A BARONET,... | |
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