 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pages
...CORUNNA, IN 1808. Not a drum was heard, nor 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 was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 pages
...their ships. "Not a drum was heard, nor a Funeral note, As his corse to ill - rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot. O'er the...buried. We 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.... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...MOORE, Anonymous. NOT a drum was heard, nor 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 was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turninjr, By the struggling... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...Cornnna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the...buried. We 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.... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...SIR JOHN MOORE. 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...buried. We 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.... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 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 coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pages
...Corunna in 1808. Nor a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the...buried. We 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.... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 pages
...place here : " Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, " As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; " Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot " O'er...buried. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, " The sods with our bayonets turning, — " By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pages
...•' > •* < i 1 Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning,— By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, ..-,. And the lantern... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...farewell shot, O'er the grave, where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's...dimly burning. 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... | |
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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... 
