 By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 2741817Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...ramparts 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...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. < \Ve buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...And the lantern dimly burning. • No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a Warrior taking his... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the...burning. ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest — With his martial... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...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 moonbeams' misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his brefcst, Nor... | |
 | 1825 - 710 pages
...we hurried j Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave whero our Hero was buried. " We 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. 327 " No useless coffin enclosed hi* bruit,... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...rampart we burried, 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 hayonets turning ; By the struggling moon beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...ramparts we hurried ; Nut a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we bnried. y and for H.L. Broenner confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1826 - 520 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. 2. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. S. " No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
 | 1826 - 494 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. 2. " We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 3. " No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, 'Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...O'er the grave where our hero we buried. -"w . We buried him darkly at dead of night, — The soda with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeam's...the lantern dimly burning. •- » No useless coffin confined his breast, ' ' . } Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking... | |
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