 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the 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 martial cloak around him.  Songs of Three Centuries - Page 144edited by - 1876 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...the 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...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...the 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...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow; We thought as we hollowed... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pages
...struggling moonbeam's misty light, ..-,. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him;...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow:'•• '>• •• . I But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his brefcst, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With...on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth 'd down his lonely pillow. That... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...dimly burning. ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his...the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. ' We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow. That... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him...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... | |
 | 1825 - 710 pages
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 327 " No useless coffin enclosed hi* bruit, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior...sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that wtu dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. " We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pages
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. • No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a Warrior...we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. • We thought, as we hollow'd... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior...we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of Ihe dead ; And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...the 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...said , And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead , And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought , as we... | |
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