 We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him...  The Quaver; or, Songster's pocket companion - Seite 359von Quaver - 1844 - 512 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 Seiten
...the stranger would tread o'er his head'. And we' ... far away o'er the billow'. Lightly they'll speak 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 his comrades* have laid him'. Not... | |
 | B. Ducos - 1834 - 444 Seiten
...l>ed , And srnooth'd down his lonely yilluw, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the sIiirit that's gone, And o'er his eold ashes upbraid him , — But little he'll reek , if they let... | |
 | 1836 - 884 Seiten
...bed. And smoothed down his lonely pillow. That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk...him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid hini. ' But half of our heavy task was done. When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 Seiten
...hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk...reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a BriUm has laid him. 'i , But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 Seiten
...pillow — How the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! 6. " Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring, And we heard the... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 Seiten
...bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! " Lightly they'll...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 Seiten
...bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 Seiten
...hed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk...of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes uphraid him ; — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 Seiten
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone-, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In 'the grave where a Briton has laid him." 7 But half of our heavy task was done, 8 ( j; ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 Seiten
...Lightly they 'll talk of the spirit that 's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing 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 tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant... | |
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