 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
 | Book - 1847 - 216 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...retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of his fame fresh and... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 178 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...retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From tke field of his fame fresh and... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 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...retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of his fame fresh and... | |
 | 1847 - 568 pages
...him. " But half of oar heavy task was done. When the clock struck the hoar for retiring; And we henrd the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone with bis glory !" The village of VILLA VELLID,... | |
 | 1847 - 906 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...laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and g°ry» We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory AULD LANG SYNE... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 176 pages
...upbraid him,— But little he'H recfe, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laidi him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the...retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1848 - 424 pages
...Lightly they '11 speak of the spirit that 's 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 ! "DAS BEGRARNISS DES SIR JOHN MOOKE"... | |
 | 1848 - 460 pages
...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...Slowly and sadly we laid him down From the field of hie fame fresli and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone. But we left him alone with... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1848 - 174 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...heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing I Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame, fresh and gory ; We... | |
 | British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...laid him. But half our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard hy 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. PARODY ON THE BURIAL... | |
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