 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the...  A Household Book of English Poetry - Page 2571870 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of Ihe dead ; And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...said , And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead , And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought , as we... | |
 | English essays - 1825 - 724 pages
...we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest— With iii'. martial cloak around htm. " Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke...But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly ga/ed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | 1827 - 854 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that Was dead, And we bitterly though t of the morrow. We thought, as... | |
 | Medicine - 1827 - 554 pages
...enclosM his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking In- rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short...we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. Wethoughtaswe hollowM his narrow... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 422 pages
...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, . .', But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest —...word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow — We thought — as we hollowed his narrow bed,... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - Elocution - 1828 - 308 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd... | |
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