 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 taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.  Class-book of English Poetry - Page 139by English poetry - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Medwin - England - 1824 - 496 pages
...corse to the ramparts 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,.....-,. 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... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - Poets, English - 1824 - 372 pages
...to the ramparts 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...moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said, " And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; " But we stedfastly... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his. farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero, was buried, We buried him darkly at dead of night, The...struggling moonbeam's misty light^ And the lantern djmly burning. No useless. coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him^ But... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...corse to the ramparts 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,...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... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...corse to the ramparts 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....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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...corse to the rampart 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,...sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeams' misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his brefcst, Nor... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1825 - 710 pages
...the rampart we hurried j Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave whero our Hero was buried. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, The...sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 327 " No useless coffin enclosed hi* bruit,... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...corse to the rampart we burried, 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 our hayonets turning ; By the struggling moon beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless... | |
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