| British melodies - 1820 - 280 páginas
...aught, except its living years. OH THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE, Anonymous. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse, to the 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... | |
| 1821 - 732 páginas
...be imagined he had disappear* ed with the money of the troop." THE BURIAL OP SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...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, The... | |
| William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 páginas
...THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE, Who fell at the Battle of Cornnna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his 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, The sods... | |
| Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 páginas
...rest thee, babe, sleep while you may. III. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE •. Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharg'd his farewell shot, O'er the grave where our hero was buried. * We have not been able to... | |
| 1822 - 418 páginas
...say 'tis thine ! THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE, Whofett at Corunna in 1808. Nor a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his 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, The sods... | |
| Soldier - 1824 - 518 páginas
...Burial of Sir John Moore, after the Battle of Corunna. in Spain, in 1809. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried: Not a soldier discharged a farewell shot, O'er the grave, where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night,... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 páginas
...Moore's burial, which perhaps require no apology for finding a place here: . •' > •* < i 1 Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.... | |
| 1825 - 508 páginas
...than with the ode, to which allusion has been so often made. 'THE BURIAL or SIR JOHN MOORE. ' Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...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 o( night, The... | |
| 1825 - 424 páginas
...beautiful monody on the burial of this brave chief, from which we copy the commencing verses : — " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to...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, The sods... | |
| 1825 - 600 páginas
...stanzas, we must indulge ourselves in transcribing them. • THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. • Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note. As his corse to...rampart we 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... | |
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