 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 trang
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, " And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; " But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on " In the grave where...half of our heavy task was done, " When the clock told the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random gun, " That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 trang
...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, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 trang
...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, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton hath laid him. But half of... | |
 | 1825 - 600 trang
...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...retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. « Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame... | |
 | 1825 - 508 trang
...stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! ' Lightly they'll talk of I he spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid...retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. ' Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh... | |
 | 1825 - 710 trang
...lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread u'er his head, And we far away on the billow. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...task was done, When the clock struck the hour for returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly Bring. " Slowly and... | |
 | 1825 - 726 trang
...head, And we fer away on the billow. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er hit cold ashes upbraid him— But little he'll reck, if...task was done, When the clock struck the hour for returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly firing. " Slowly and... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 trang
...pillow, [head, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his And we — far away on the hillow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour of retiring ; And we heard... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 trang
...! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that s gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on. In the grave...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 trang
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing.... | |
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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. 
