 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
 | Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1847 - 180 Seiten
...the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing 1 Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field...not a stone ; But we left him alone with his glory ! After taking part in covering the embarkation of the army, the NINTH went on board the fleet on the... | |
 | 1847 - 568 Seiten
...him. " But half of oar heavy task was done. When the clock struck the hoar for retiring; And we henrd the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with bis glory !" The village of VILLA VELLID,... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 420 Seiten
...hour for retiring ; And we heard, by the distant, random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. 8. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field...; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But left him, alone with his glory. LESSON CXII. SE LF— INSTRUCTION . CLARK. 1. SELF-CULTURE has called... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1848 - 424 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 ! "DAS BEGRARNISS DES SIR JOHN MOOKE"... | |
 | 1848 - 460 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...Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of hie fame fresli and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone. But we left him alone with... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1848 - 532 Seiten
...told the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory 1 The Retreat from Moscow. CHAPTER XL. THE EMPIRE, CONTINUED. The feign'd retreat, the nightly ambuscade,... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1848 - 174 Seiten
...struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing I Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field...not a stone ; But we left him alone with his glory 1 After taking part in covering the embarkation of the army, the NINTH went on board the fleet on the... | |
 | British minstrel - 1848 - 480 Seiten
...laid him. But half our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard hy 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. PARODY ON THE BURIAL... | |
 | 1856 - 666 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...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. I unhesitatingly say, my young friends, that is a specimen of true poetry. The heart that indited them... | |
 | Bennett George Johns - 1849 - 268 Seiten
...bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And our lanterns dimly burning. * * * * Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. After Moore's death, Wellesley marched to join the Spanish forces, and at Talavera, after a hard and... | |
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