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
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 168 pages
...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Thau Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their...shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. William Collins. LITTLE EDMUND AND HIS PARENTS. Edmund was a little boy of about five years of age.... | |
| John Quincy Adams - History - 1874 - 578 pages
...rebellion of 1745. Mow sleep the hravc who sink to rest By all their Country's wishes blest ! \Vhen Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their...dirge is sung, There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To watch the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping Hermit,... | |
| John Quincy Adams - Biography & Autobiography - 1874 - 578 pages
...sleep the lin1vt who sink to rest By all their Country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy f1ngers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there...dirge is sung, There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To watch the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping Hermit,... | |
| John Quincy Adams - Biography & Autobiography - 1874 - 572 pages
...1745. How sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their Country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dtwy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould,...By forms unseen their dirge is sung, There Honour conies, a pilgrim grey, To watch the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To... | |
| James Mason - Biography - 1875 - 674 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow' J mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there.' rest, CHAPTER III. GREAT TRIUMPHS OF GREAT ADMIRALS. ' I love the sailor — his eventful life —... | |
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1875 - 136 pages
...him. All were lost in one common misfortune. THE DEATH OF THE BRAVE. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ? When...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1875 - 794 pages
...be made a prey To such pidwidgeon myrmidons as they ? JOHN CLEAVELAND. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping... | |
| 1875 - 174 pages
...and touch'd the ransom'd hat. James Smith. THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE. TT OW sleep the brave, who sink to rest, •*- By all their country's wishes blest...By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour conies, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair,... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1876 - 536 pages
...slumbers be in the dark house appointed for all living. *' So sleep the brave who sink to rest. With all their country's wishes blest ; When spring, with...rung : By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There honor comes, a prilgrlm grey. To bless the turf that wraps their clay, k.'a&frtfdom shall a while repair,... | |
| Mary Elizabeth Townsend - 1876 - 336 pages
...deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy's feet have ever trod. a By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. HOME, WOUNDED. WHEEL me into the sunshine, Wheel me into the shadow, There must be leaves on the woodbine,... | |
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