 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gaz'd... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him ! Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed... | |
 | 1834 - 464 pages
...— " No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay, like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him." Near Sir John Moore's, is a monument to Sir Ralph Abercromby, which presents a very imposing appearance.... | |
 | 1836 - 418 pages
...is met, and now, prostrate on that car, held down by the icy hands of its first occupant, he lies " like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him." It hurries on unretarded in its course, and now, aided by the north wind, may be seen gliding over... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay, like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him. But he lay like a warrior taking his rest. With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said. And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pages
...hurning, cc 2 No useless coffin enclosed his hreast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pages
...burning. 3 No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him! 4 Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — , With his martial cloak around him ! 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed... | |
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By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. 
