 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the...  A Household Book of English Poetry - Página 2571870 - 438 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 434 páginas
...dimly burning. in. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; IV. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke...But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. V. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down... | |
 | 1835 - 320 páginas
...with our bay'nets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke...word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead! And we bitterly thought on the morrow. No useless coffin confin'd his breast, Nor in sheet... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 páginas
...lantern, dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay, like a warrior taking his rest, With his...word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And... | |
 | 1836 - 884 páginas
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him. But he lay like a warrior taking his rest. With his...word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead. And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, aa we hollowed his narrow bed. And... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 páginas
...dimly hurning, cc 2 No useless coffin enclosed his hreast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 páginas
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stediastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 páginas
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enelosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound htm But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 páginas
...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, With his...prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; And we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead. And bitterly thought of the morrow. HIGH AND CHEERFUL.... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 páginas
...wound him ; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — , With his martial cloak around him ! 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke...word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow — 6. We thought — as we hollowed his narrow... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 páginas
...we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him! 4 Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke...word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the marrow — 5 We thought — as we hollowed his narrow bed,... | |
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