 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.  One Hundred Narrative Poems - Page 210edited by - 1918 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 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 our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beams misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave, where our Hero'was buried. 2 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. 3 No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was huried. We huried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 3 No useless coffin 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! 4 Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...enclosed his breast', Nor in sheet', nor in shroud', we bound him'; But he lay' . . . like a warriour taking his rest', With his martial cloak around him'. Few and short were the prayers we said', We spoke not a word of sorrow'; Bat steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead', And bitterly thought'... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...we buried. | * Ireland my darling! — Ireland for ever! We buried Aim darkly at dead of night', I The sods with our bayonets turning, | By the struggling...And the lantern dimly burning. | No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, | Nor in sheet, nor in shroud, we bound' Aim ; | But Ae lay like a warrior taking... | |
 | Lyre - English poetry - 1841 - 366 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 moonbeams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in... | |
 | Lyre - English poetry - 1841 - 374 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 moonbeams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in... | |
 | American poetry - 1842 - 480 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...dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial... | |
 | Charles Wolfe, John Abraham Russell - 1842 - 410 pages
...; Not a soldier discharged his ferewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried kim darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets...By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lanthorn dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him... | |
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