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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. "
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ... - Page 327
1825
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The soldier's companion, or Martial recorder, consisting of biography ...

Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...bound him, But he lav 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 on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we hollowed...
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Conversations of Lord Byron: Noted During a Residence with His Lordship at ...

Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pages
...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:'•• '>• •• . I But we stedfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the...
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The Dublin and London magazine

1825 - 508 pages
...shroud we wound hi m Km 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...smoothed down his lonely pillow. That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! ' Lightly they'll talk of I he...
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The Circulator of useful knowledge, amusement, literature, science and ...

1825 - 424 pages
...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...on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth 'd down his lonely pillow. That...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 24

1825 - 600 pages
...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 gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. • We thought, as we hollow'd...
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Arliss's Literary collections

John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...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 on the face of Ihe dead ; And we hitterly thought of the morrow. We thought as we...
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Journal of the conversations of lord Byron ... in the years 1821 and 1822

Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...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 on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we...
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Conversations de lord Byron, recueillies pendant un séjour avec sa ...

Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...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 gazed on the face of the dead , And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought , as we...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary, Volume 10

1826 - 520 pages
...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 gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. 5. " We thought, as we hollow'd...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 10

1826 - 494 pages
...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 gaz'd on the face that was dead, And we hitterly thought of the morrow. 5. " We thought, as we hollow'd...
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