 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 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 struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing.1 Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 Seiten
...(if they let him sleep o'n) In the gra've/ where a B'riton has laid hi'm ! But half of our heavy task was do'ne, When the clo'ck/ struck the hour for reti'ring, And we h'eard (by the distant and random g'un) That the foe/ was suddenly firin'g. Slo'wly and sa'dly we laid him... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 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 struck 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... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 178 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 struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From tke field... | |
 | Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1847 - 180 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 struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing 1 Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 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 struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field... | |
 | Charles Dibdin, George Hogarth - 1848 - 468 Seiten
...and means I'll let you know, to get tee bus' ness tone. Vid my fa lal, &c. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant random gnu That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sad we laid him down. From the field... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1848 - 424 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 struck 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... | |
 | 1848 - 460 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 struck 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... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1848 - 174 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 struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing I Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the... | |
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But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck 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 and gory; We carved not a line,... 
