 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
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1831 - 356 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...enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay — like a warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him ! Few... | |
 | 1831 - 272 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot, Oe'r 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-beams misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. • Sir John Moore was killed by a cannon shot... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1831 - 356 pages
...ramparts 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 moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 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...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...we 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 enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound him; But he lay, like... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...with our bayonets turning, By the trembling moon-beams' misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. 3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet,...him ; But he lay— like a warrior taking his rest, His martial cloak wrapt around him. 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke "not a... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1833 - 272 pages
...rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged bis farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...useless coffin enclosed his breast ; Nor in sheet nor shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1833 - 270 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...useless coffin enclosed his breast ; Nor in sheet nor shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1833 - 434 pages
...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...moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. III. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...our bayonets turning, By the trembling moon-beams' misty light, i And our lantern dimly burning. 3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet,...him; But he lay— like a warrior taking his rest, His martial cloak wrapt around him. 4. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word... | |
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