NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... The Irish Quarterly Review - Page 3331856Full view - About this book
| Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...rampart we hurried: Not a soldier discharged a farewell shot, O'er the grave, where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shrond we bound him, But he lav like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pages
...ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with.....-,. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 pages
...hurried ; " Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot " O'er the grave where our hero we buried. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, " The sods...moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said, " And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; " But we stedfastly... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pages
...we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his. farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero, was buried, We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...struggling moonbeam's misty light^ And the lantern djmly burning. No useless. coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him^ But... | |
| 1825 - 508 pages
...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the...enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him. ' Few and short... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night. The sods with...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him But he lay like a warrior taking his rest,... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
| 1825 - 600 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. < \Ve buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...And the lantern dimly burning. • No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a Warrior taking his... | |
| 1825 - 724 pages
...darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moon-beams' mist Aui the lantern dimly burning. " No useless coffin enclosed...shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest— With iii'. martial cloak around htm. " Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke... | |
| 1825 - 710 pages
...we hurried j Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave whero our Hero was buried. " We 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. 327 " No useless coffin enclosed hi* bruit,... | |
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