 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1845 - 788 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life hlood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier faltered, as he took that comrade's hand. And he said, ' I never more shall see my own, my native land ; Take a message,... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 526 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier faltered, as he took that comrade's hand, And he said, " I never more shall see my own, my native land ; Take a message,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 610 pages
...There was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood before him, While his life-blood ebb'd away, And bent with pitying glances To hear what he might say. The dying soldier falter'd As he took that comrade's hand, And he said, " I never more shall see My own, my native land... | |
 | Caroline Sheridan Norton - 1854 - 408 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebb'd away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier falter'd, as he took that comrade's hand, And he said, " I never more shall see my own, my native land;... | |
 | Robert Redman Belshaw - 1855 - 188 pages
...nursing there was dearth of woman's teari But a comrade stood beside him as his life blood ebbed away And bent, with pitying glances to hear what he might say. The dying soldier faltered as he took that comrade's hand, And he said "I never more shall see my own, my native land. Take a message and... | |
 | 1857 - 904 pages
...There was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, While his life blood ebbed away, And bent with pitying glances, To hear what he might say : The dying soldier faltered, As he took that comrade's hand, And he said, ' I never more shall see My own, my native land ; Take a message... | |
 | Caroline Sheridan Norton - 1857 - 406 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebb'd away, « And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier falter'd, as he took that comrade's hand, And he said, " I never more shall see my own, my native land;... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1859 - 356 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood before him, while his life-blood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier faltered, as he took that comrade's hand, And he said, " I never more shall see my own, my native land ; Take a message,... | |
 | Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1860 - 642 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him while his life's blood ebbed away, And bent with pitying glances to hear what he might...soldier faltered as he took his comrade's hand, And said, " I never more shall see my own, my native land. Take a message and a token to some distant friends... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pages
...there was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. The dying soldier faltered, as he took that comrade's hand, And he said : " I never more shall see my own, my native land; Take a message,... | |
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A soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There was lack of woman's nursing, there was dearth of woman's tears ; But a comrade stood beside him, while his life-blood ebbed away, And bent, with pitying glances, to hear what he might say. 
