 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly 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.  The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine - Page 2781817Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern, dimly burning. No useless...sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him ; But he lay, like a warriour taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. * Who fell in the battle of Corunna, hi... | |
 | 1829 - 434 pages
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly 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... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1830 - 334 pages
...buried him darkly ; at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless...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... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; .. By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly 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... | |
 | 1831 - 318 pages
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods .with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless...enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound hire ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1831 - 356 pages
...buried him darkly; at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless...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... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...with our bayonets turning, By the trembling moon-beams' misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. 3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet,...him ; But he lay— like a warrior taking his rest, His martial cloak wrapt around him. 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke "not a... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly 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... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...our bayonets turning, By the trembling moon-beams' misty light, i And our lantern dimly burning. 3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet,...him; But he lay— like a warrior taking his rest, His martial cloak wrapt around him. 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams' misty light, • And the lantern dimly burning. No...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... | |
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