 We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior...  The Progressive English reading books - Page 302by Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night. The sods with...light, And the 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,... | |
 | Books - 1825 - 574 pages
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 | 1825 - 508 pages
...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the...No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. < \Ve buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...And the lantern dimly burning. • No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a Warrior taking his... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1825 - 726 pages
...hi, breast, Net in sheet or in shroud we wound him j «/• ui? like * wtrrio' takil>g hit rett— With his martial cloak around him. " Few and short...Were the prayers We said, And we spoke not a word of soirow j fltft we steadfastly gazed on the race that uia» dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...we hurried ; Nut a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we bnried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light, And the 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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 494 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. 2. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 3. " No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, 'Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 520 pages
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. S. " No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior...taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him. 4. " Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...O'er the grave where our hero we buried. -"w . We buried him darkly at dead of night, — The soda with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeam's...the 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... | |
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