 Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring...  Songs of Three Centuries - Seite 121herausgegeben von - 1875 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1842 - 504 Seiten
...toll'd the hour for retiring; And we heard, by the distant and random gun, That the (be was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down — From...carved not a line — we raised not a stone— » But left him alone in his glory. ' 350 THOMAS HOOD. THIS poet, who has afforded to so many thousands of... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 Seiten
...the hour for retiring, And we heard by the distant, random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. 6. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field...carved not a line, we raised not a stone, '*. But left him alone with his glory ! QUESTIONS. — 1. Who was Sir John Moore1? 2. Where, when, and by whom... | |
 | 1843 - 368 Seiten
...he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring...Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of liis fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But left him alone with... | |
 | Baynard Rush Hall - 1843 - 352 Seiten
...new things —the tont prefer new things that have a smell and die. CHAPTER XLVI. " Slowly and eadly we laid him down From the field of his fame, fresh...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory." AT the end of a week's visit we left Sugartown for Tip. pecanoe : but with a very diminished party.... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 Seiten
...'11 reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory ! WOLFE. THE ROSE. THE rose had been... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy as he goes, light-hearted wretch ! Cold and yet cheerful:...to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. freeh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his... | |
 | 1844 - 402 Seiten
...When the clock struck the hour for retiring -; And we heard the distant and random gun That the fee was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him...gory , We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Bat we left him alone — with his glory. A SHORT TALE WITH A LONG MORAL. " Ne let the man ascribe'... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 Seiten
...clock tolled the hour for retiring: And we heard by the distant random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But left him alone with his glory. 1. On what day did Sir John Moore receive his death wound ? 2. What... | |
 | Quaver - 1844 - 552 Seiten
...him. But half our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. MAY HE WHO WANTS GRATITUDE.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...he'll reok, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy , A sailly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised... | |
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