 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:...  An Old Scrap-book: With Additions - Page 5521891 - 674 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Sydney Taylor - 1843 - 568 pages
...Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'U reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun, Of the enemy sullenly firing.... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...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...has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. When the clock struck the... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...! they '11 talk of the spirit that '3 gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But little he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory ! WOLFE. THE ROSE. THE rose had been... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him — But little he'll to conduct it to the destined inn ; And, having dropped...to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. freeh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him — But little he'll reok, sailly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised... | |
 | 1844 - 402 pages
...And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But little he'll reek, if they let him sleep on In the ground where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy...-; And we heard the distant and random gun That the fee was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame, fresh and gory... | |
 | Quaver - 1844 - 552 pages
...him. But half our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. MAY HE WHO WANTS GRATITUDE.... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...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...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring: And we heard by the distant random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...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...of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone,— But lull him alone with his glory. OH, MY LOVE HAS AN EYE OF THE SOFTEST... | |
 | John Frost - 1845 - 458 pages
...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...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with his glory ! WOLFE. 74. BATTLE HYMN. Now glory... | |
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