 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 billow!  The Canadian Magazine - Page 106edited by - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 pages
...• That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head', And we' ... far away o'er the billow'. Lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's gone',...o'er his cold ashes' . . upbraid him'; But little he '11 reck', if they let him sleep on' In the grave where his comrades' have laid him'. Not the half... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1842 - 366 pages
...foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. ' Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes 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... | |
 | 1862 - 512 pages
...foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit 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... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 pages
...and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we, far away on the billow. 5. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reek, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where his comrades have laid him. 6. No... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we, far away o'er the billow. Lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's gone, And...he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where his comrades have laid him. 20* Not the half of our heavy task was done, When the bell loll'd the hour... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pages
...pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we, far away o'er the billow. 6. Lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's gone, And...reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where his comrades have laid him. 7. Not the half of our heavy fcisk was done 8. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | John Sydney Taylor - 1843 - 568 pages
...foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'U reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our... | |
 | 1844 - 452 pages
...foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk Chambers reok, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task... | |
 | Quaver - 1844 - 552 pages
...the foe and the stranger would tread o'erhishead, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit 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 our... | |
| |
