 We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's 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...  Literature: A Fifth Reader - Seite 277von Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 512 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 Seiten
...grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our baxonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light,...lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breatt, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him; But he lay liks a warrior taking his rest. With his... | |
 | 1817 - 560 Seiten
...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 with...enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short... | |
 | 1828 - 358 Seiten
...the Caicus was a river of Mysia, and hence it is called by Yirgil VII. " No useless coffin inclosed his breast, '] . . . • Not in sheet nor in shroud...taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. * * * « We spoke not a word of sorrow, But stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead." Wolfe's Ode... | |
 | 1813 - 410 Seiten
...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 sods with...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 his martial... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 Seiten
...rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot, O'er the grave, where ourhero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night. The sods with...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Kol in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking bis re«t, With his martial... | |
 | 1817 - 708 Seiten
...preservation in a fafer repository ; and we have accordingly inserted it among our original pieces. ED. 2 N We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...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 his martial... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 Seiten
...the grave, where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with ourbayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light,...enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound h;m. But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 Seiten
...farewell shot O'er the grave where our HEBO was buried! We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's...And the lantern dimly burning ! No useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor iu sheet nor in shroud we bound him , But he lay like a WARRIOR taking his... | |
 | 1818 - 506 Seiten
...rampart we hurried : Not a toldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero wan fc./' M We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, . By the struggling moonoeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin encUxted his breast i Nor... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 Seiten
...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 sods with...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. Nooiseless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay 'like a... | |
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