 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...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 where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolf'd the hour for retiring, And we beard the distant random gun That the foe was suddenly tiring.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...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...half of our heavy task was done, • When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring} ' And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's goirc, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random guq, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...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...But half of our heavy task Was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...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...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - British - 1824 - 314 pages
...they '11 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...half of our heavy task was done, *' When the clock told the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random g»n> <c That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - England - 1824 - 496 pages
...Lightly they '11 talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing. Slowly... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - British - 1824 - 372 pages
...they '11 talk of the spirit that 's gone, " And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; " But nothing he '11 reck, if they let him sleep on " In the grave where...half of our heavy task was done, " When the clock told the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random gun, " That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | Books - 1825 - 574 pages
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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;... 
