 | English poetry - 1831 - 272 pages
...bitterly thought on the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow besd,! And smoofh'd down his lonely pillow; That the foe and the stranger would...head , And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll tal^ of J:l\e spjrit lhaj.';3 gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'it reck, if... | |
 | Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1831 - 318 pages
...we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hallow'd his narrow bed, And smooth-d down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o-er his hwd, And we far away on the billow ! VOL. I. N on the shore. On the 17th January, the French remarking... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would...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. A But half of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...him- ; But nothing 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... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 pages
...we bitterly thought of the morrow. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! tly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him,— But nothing he'll... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...bitterly thought of the morrow. 5. We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lowly 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 o'er his cold ashes upbraid... | |
 | James Kennedy - 1833 - 270 pages
...Juan style. When any one spoke finely, he used to say, " That will do very well for rhyme." Whether That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his...him ; But nothing 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 told... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...morrow: — We thought — as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow — How the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head,...him; But nothing 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... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...we hollow'd his narrow bed,' And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe would be rioting over his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll...him : But nothing 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 toll'd... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - 1833 - 434 pages
...bitterly thought of the morrow. v. We thought, as we hollow'd his narrow bed, And smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! VI. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But... | |
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Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow. 
