 | English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, 1 And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that Ч gone, And o'er liis cold ¡Lshes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...narrow bed, And smooth1 d down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er hi* head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...But nothing 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 toll'd... | |
 | History - 1818 - 798 pages
...lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on tht/billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has hud him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...hinely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er kfc »». And we far away on the butow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone. And...him , But nothing hell reck, if they let him sleep him «" In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...his scanty bed, And smooth'd down his narrow pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of his spirit's that gone1. And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...his narrow bed, And smuoth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread e'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's goirc, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of onr heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...But nothing 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 tolled the... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...his narrow bed, And smooth'd down bis lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, . , . And we far away on the billow. Lightly...him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep or., In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...But nothing 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 toll'd the... | |
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We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him... 
