 A soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers; There was lack of woman's nursing, there was dearth of woman's tears; But a comrade stood beside him, and he took that comrade's hand, And he said, "I never more shall see my own, my native land.  Switzerland, Picturesque and Descriptive - Page 309by Joel Cook - 1904 - 519 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1845 - 788 pages
...It is illustrated by a beautifully soft landscape by Mr. Bartlett, of Bingen on the Rhine. BINGEN. ' A soldier of the Legion, lay dying in Algiers, There...tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life hlood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 460 pages
...victorious palnu. Hymns devout, and holy psalms Slog eYerlastingly !" BINGEN. BY THE HON. MRS. NORTON. A SOLDIER of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There...woman's nursing, there was dearth of woman's tears : Bat a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances,... | |
 | Folklore - 1847 - 300 pages
...grape to bloom. And we — oh, fill the goblet, And drain the juice divine! 14. BINGE ST. A suldier of the legion, lay dying in Algiers, There was lack...him, while his lifeblood ebbed away, And bent, with pitiyng glances, to hear what he might say. fbe dying soldier faltered, as he took that comrade's hand,... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1851 - 88 pages
...suppose I'd suffer so much from that fickle wild rose. on (MUSIC OBIGINAL—WOKDS BY HON. MBS. NORTON.) A soldier of the legion lay dying in Algiers; There...there was dearth of woman's tears: But a comrade stood before him, while his life-blood ebb'd away, And bent with pitying glances to hear what he might say.... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...no more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. 19. THE SOLDIER FROM BINGEN.— Mrs. Norton. A SOLDIER of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There...woman's tears; But a comrade stood beside him, while the life-blood ebbed away, And bent with pitying glance to hear each word he had to say. The dying... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...no more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. 19. THE SOLDIER FROM BINOEN. — Mrs. Korton. A SOLDIER of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There...woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, while the life-blood ebbed away, And bent with pitying glance to hear each word he had to say. The dying... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1852 - 610 pages
...readers by Mrs. Norton's poetic ballad of " Bingen on the Rhine." A soldier of the Legion, Lay dying at Algiers ; There was lack of woman's nursing, There was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood before him, While his life-blood ebb'd away, And bent with pitying glances To hear what he might say.... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1852 - 584 pages
...readers by Mrs. Norton's poetic bal lad of " Bingen on the Rhine." A soldier of the Legion, Lay dying at Algiers ; There was lack of woman's nursing, There was dearth of woman's teara ; But a comrade stood before him, While his life-blood ebb'd away, And bent with pitying glances... | |
 | Caroline Sheridan Norton - Poetry - 1854 - 408 pages
...face, — By the cordial soft embrace, — By the daughter's simple grace, — At your side ! BINGEN. A SOLDIER of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There...But a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebb'd away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier falter'd,... | |
 | Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. 19. THE SOLDIER FROM RINGEN.— 3frt. Norton. i A SOLDIER of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There...woman's tears But a comrade stood beside him, while the life-blood ebbed away, And bent with pitying glance to hear each word he had to say. The dying... | |
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