 Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field 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.  The English Poets - Page 324edited by - 1894Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1866 - 180 pages
...the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gain. That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...not a stone — But we left him alone with his glory ! WOLFE. CHEVY CHASE. GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all; A woful hunting... | |
 | Juvenile verse and picture book - 1866 - 130 pages
...clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory ! V*-x WINTER WATERFALL. ADDRESSED TO A CHILD. H\VAS earlier than the earliest day That gives a spring-tide... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...not a stone— But we left him alone with his glory. _gof»» 1>l9 ' 10 .eUgu"* O v What them art we know not; What is most like thee ? From rainbow clouds... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 pages
...sweet to sever; — Poor Wisdom's chance Against a glance Is now as weak as ever. Thomas Moore. cccxvm. O, SAY not that my heart is cold To aught that once...power to charm it ; Or that the ungenerous world can chill One glow of fond emotion For those who made it dearer still, And shared my wild devotion. Still... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1868 - 216 pages
...When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...a stone, — But we left him alone with his glory. Eev. C. Wolfe. CHEVY CHASE.* GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ! A woful... | |
 | John Hugh Hawley - 1868 - 298 pages
...When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...a stone- — But we left him alone with his glory. WOLFE.* 15.— THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And... | |
 | Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 pages
...the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory ! Wolfe. 5.— ON A FAVORITE CAT DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD FISHES. 'TWAS on a lofty vase's side Where... | |
 | James Field - 1869 - 222 pages
...When the clock struck the hour of retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.' CHAPTER VII. MR. FIELD RETURNS FROM SPAIN TO ENGLAND — LEAVES THE ARMY, AND JOINS HIS FAMILY AT CORK... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 pages
...When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. MRS. HEMANS. (1794—1835.) BORN at Liverpool, where her father (whose name was Browne) was engaged... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 pages
...When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the »be was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,...a stone — But we left him alone with his glory. JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1771-1854. (Manual, p. 432.) FROM "THE WEST INDIES." 314, THE LOVE OF COUNTRY AND... | |
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