 | 1813 - 410 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; i But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gaied on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought,...billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, Ar.il o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...thought on the morrow! UPNOft CASTLK. • 439 We thought, as WR hollowed his narrow bed And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger...they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold.ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'Jl reck, if they'll let him sleep on, In the grave where a... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought,...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, , But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow; We thought...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pages
...we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down bis lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep or., In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pages
...were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadily gazed on the face of the dead; And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton hath laid him. But half of... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought...that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...dimly 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...far away on the billow ! ' Lightly they'll talk of I he spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But little he'll reck, if they let him... | |
 | 1825 - 598 pages
...And we bitterly thought of the morrow. • We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger...o'er his cold ashes 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... | |
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But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the... 
