 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him.  The Poets of the Nineteenth Century - Page 204edited by - 1857 - 397 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 pages
...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 with...moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said, " And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; " But we stedfastly... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pages
...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 sods with...struggling moonbeam's misty light^ And the lantern djmly burning. No useless. coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him^ But... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...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 with...light, And 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,... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...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 with...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pages
...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 sods with...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 taking his... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the...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 martial... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...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 with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeams' misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his brefcst, Nor... | |
 | 1825 - 710 pages
...hurried j Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave whero our Hero was buried. " We 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. 327 " No useless coffin enclosed hi* bruit,... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...we hurried ; Nut a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we bnried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1826 - 494 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. 2. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 3. " No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, 'Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
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