| Hugh Gray - 1809 - 438 pages
...triumphant; they had beaten the enemy : he died in the arms of victory. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould ; She then shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung,... | |
| Hugh Gray (writer on Canada.) - 1809 - 440 pages
...triumphant; they had beaten the enemy : he died in the arms of victory. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould ; She then shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung,... | |
| Hugh Gray - 1809 - 438 pages
...triumphant; they had beaten the enemy : he died in the arms of victory. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! "When...fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould j She then shall, dress a sweetef sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. * By fairy hands their knell... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...sons, O Nature, learn my tale. ODE, WRITTEN IN THE YEAR MDCCXLVI. [IBID.] How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest? When...Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow VI mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pages
...all their country's wishes hlest! When Spring, with dewy lingers cold. Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge a song; There Honour comes, • pilgrim pray, To hless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 pages
...close such scene from every future view. ODE. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pages
...such scene from every future view. ODE. •WIIITTE* IN THE YEAR П4Й. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy lingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter soi, Than Fancy's... | |
| 1819 - 394 pages
...the glass is out, The folly of the farce is done. SONG LI. BY COLLINS.* How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ? When spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck the hallow'd mold, She then shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands... | |
| Thomas Condie - 1813 - 262 pages
...engagement between the Chesapeaie and Shannon, 'June 1st 1813. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, Bi all their country's wishes blest ! When spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns 1ч deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy's feet have ever trod.... | |
| Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pages
...all their country's wishes blest I When spring with dewy ringers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod ; Than...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung, There honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall awhile... | |
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