 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 Seiten
...reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has luid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring; And we heard l>y the dLstant anil random gun, Tnat the foe was suddenly tiring. Slowly and sadly we laid hin. down,... | |
 | 1813 - 410 Seiten
...In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 Seiten
...reck if they let him sleep on lu the grave where a Britoa has laid him. But half of our heavy tjsk was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his... | |
 | 1818 - 596 Seiten
...if they'll let him sleep on In the grave whore a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring-; And we heard the distant and random gun, That tue foe was suddenly firing. Slswly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 Seiten
...reck 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 clock toll'd the hour for retiring} ' And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 798 Seiten
...reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has hud him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring; And we heard by the distant und random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid hin. down,... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 Seiten
...rest, AVi'li his martial cloak around him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 Seiten
...reck 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 clock toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random guq, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,... | |
 | 1822 - 418 Seiten
...if they let him sleep or., In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 Seiten
...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 clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh... | |
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Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, 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 clock struck the hour for retiring... 
