 | 1856 - 1492 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 That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | Honor - 1856 - 94 pages
...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 That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...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 That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...— But little* he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But5 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. BOAD1CEA. Slowly and sadly... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pages
...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, That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1857 - 394 pages
...him — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 11. 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. 12. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1857 - 426 pages
...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 wo heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...that's gone And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on, 126 But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly firing. i Slowly and sadly we... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...little he 'II reck, || if obey '11 let him sleep on In the grave' || where a Briton has laid him. 7. But half | of our heavy task || was done, When the clock || struck the hour for retiring; And we heard || the distant random gun Which the foe || was sullenly firing. 8. Slowly and sadly ||... | |
 | A British officer - 1857 - 434 pages
...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 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. 
