 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
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclos'd 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 gaz'd on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 434 pages
...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...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 his lonely pillow, That... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 436 pages
...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...the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And stnooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...the 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...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless...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 - 336 pages
...misty light, And the lantern 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed 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 that was dead. And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 pages
...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 pages
...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...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.... | |
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