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" 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 moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. "
The English elocutionist, a collection of the finest passages of poetry and ... - Page 52
by Charles Hartley - 1872
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Conversations on Religion, with Lord Byron and Others: Held in Cephalonia, a ...

James Kennedy - 1833 - 272 pages
...was heard, nor a funeral note As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged bis farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried....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....
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The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.

James Carrick Moore - 1833 - 434 pages
...the 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...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...
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The life of lieutenant-general sir John Moore, Volume 2

James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 434 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. II. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. in. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; IV. Few and short...
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The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.

James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 436 pages
...we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. n. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. in. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; Iv. Few and short...
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The Universal Songster and Museum of Mirth: A Collection of ..., Volume 2

1835 - 320 pages
...I'ma chickabiddy, &c. MONODY ON THE DEATH OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard nor a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried, Not a soldier...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The turf with our bay'nets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning....
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The Comedies of Aristophanes, Volume 1

Aristophanes - 1837 - 518 pages
...by the iambus of accent. " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, " As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; " Not a soldier discharged his farewell...moon-beam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning."" Any ordinary " hexameter"00 may be converted into an " ana" p: 1 -stic tetrameter" by simply adding...
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The Comedies of Aristophanes, Volume 1

Aristophanes - 1837 - 540 pages
...the iambus of accent. " Not ai! ' l * in was heard, not a funeral note, " As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; " Not a soldier discharged his farewell...struggling moon-beam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning."s* Any ordinary " hexameter "" may be converted into an " ana" paestic tetrameter" by simply...
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The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to Bayly

Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...THE BURIAL OP SIH JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell...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...
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The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to Bayly

Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 pages
...THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Nor a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell...light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enelosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound htm But he lay like a warrior taking his rest,...
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The poetic reciter; or, Beauties of the British poets: adapted for reading ...

Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...served a needy friend at last." THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in...
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