 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pages
...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 field of his fame fresh and gory ; STANZAS.... | |
 | 1854 - 576 pages
...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 field of his fame, fresh and gory ! We... | |
 | 1855 - 458 pages
...ashes upbraid 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 suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line,... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...let him sleep on 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 suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line,... | |
 | John Frost - 1855 - 462 pages
...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 field of his fame fresh and gory ; We... | |
 | 1856 - 1492 pages
...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 field of his fame fresh and gory ; We... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...Briton has laid him! But half of our heavy task was done, When the bell tolled 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... | |
 | 1856 - 730 pages
...lias 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 sullenly f firing. " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory —... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1856 - 320 pages
...Briton has laid him. 7 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 sullenly firing— 8 ( jj ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field "f his fame fresh and... | |
 | Honor - 1856 - 94 pages
...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 field of his fame fresh and gory ; We... | |
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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,... 
