 Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And 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 was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring,...  Selections from the British Poets - Halaman 1671840Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 halaman
...clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard, by the distant random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But left him alone with his glory. LESSON CVI. War contrary to the Courses of... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 halaman
...let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. A But half of our heavy task was clone, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And...and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stoneBut we left him alone with his glory. WOLFE. 8. — THE MARINER'S DREAM. IN slumbers of midnight... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 halaman
...clock tolled the hour for retiring f And we heard, by the distant random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But left him alone with his glory. LIT. — THE HORRORS OF WAK. Extract from... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 halaman
...distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring; Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, we raised not a stone— But we left him alone with his glory.— Wolfe. 39. The Bat. Sing'ular ; remarkable.... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1833 - 434 halaman
...hour for retiring ; Aud we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. VIII. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field...and gory ; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stoneBut we left him alone with his glory ! GENERAL ORDERS. BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK.... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 halaman
...toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...of his fame fresh and gory ! We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him — alone with his glory! THE YEW-TREE SEAT. Who he was That... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 halaman
...hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, the foe was suddenly firing— 8 (jj ) Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory! We carved not a lme, we raised not a stone, But left him—alone with his glory! IVulft. EXERCISE 30. Eve lamenting... | |
 | B. Ducos - 1834 - 444 halaman
...grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done , When the eloek struek tbe hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random...down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We earved not a line , and we raised not a stone — But we Ieft bim alone with his glory ' ! Si la statue... | |
 | B. Ducos - 1834 - 446 halaman
...Briton bas laid him. But half of our heavy task was done , When the eloek struek the hour for retirinp ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe...him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; \Ve earved not a line , and we raised not a stone — But we left him alone wilh his glory ' ! Si... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 halaman
...When the bell told the hour for retiring'And we knew', by the distant random gun That the foe was then sullenly firing'. Slowly and sadly we laid him down',...fame' . . fresh and gory': We carved not a line', we raised not a stone'; But left him alone' . . with his glory'. SECTION XVI. Messiah. — POPE. A... | |
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