 | 1840 - 378 pages
...upbraid him ; But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a-Britop has. laid him. But half of our heavy task was done 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... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that 's gone. And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But half of our heavy task was done, When the 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... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pages
...hirr^, — But little he'll reek, if they let him sleep on Jn the grave where a Briton has laid him. " But half of our heavy task was done, 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... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 pages
...upbraid him ; But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Brilon has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sad we laid... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1842 - 366 pages
...upbraid him, But little he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. ' But half of our heavy task was done 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...upbraid him ; But little he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...upbraid him — But little he'll reok, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 3. ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sailly we laid... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...upbraid him — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch ! Cold and yet cheerful: ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | 1844 - 402 pages
...upbraid him, But little he'll reek, if they let him sleep on In the ground where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring -; And we heard the distant and random gun That the fee was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pages
...upbraid him ; But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy, suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him... | |
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But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. 
