 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...  Arliss's Literary collections - Página 159de John Arliss - 1825 - 358 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 páginas
...the stranger would tread o'er his head'. And we' ... far away o'er the billow'. Lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's gone', And o'er his cold ashes'...reck', if they let him sleep on' In the grave where his comrades* have laid him'. Not the half of our heavy task was done', When the bell told the hour... | |
 | B. Ducos - 1834 - 444 páginas
...talk of the sIiirit that's gone, And o'er his eold ashes upbraid him , — But little he'll reek , 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 eloek struek tbe hour for retiring ; And... | |
 | 1835 - 320 páginas
...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 our... | |
 | 1836 - 884 páginas
...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 hini. ' But half... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 páginas
...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 BriUm has laid him. 'i , But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 páginas
...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...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 struck the hour for retiring ; And... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 páginas
...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...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 struck the hour for retiring ; And... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 páginas
...pillow — How the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! 6. " 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." 7. But half... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 páginas
...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 uphraid him ; — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 páginas
...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 a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, 8 ( j; ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From... | |
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