 | 1817 - 560 pagini
...at the battle of Corunna, in Spain, In 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged...sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 pagini
...at the battle of Corunna in Spain, in 1808. Not a dram was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with ourbayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pagini
...MOORE,* Who fell at the Batik ofConmna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his. corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. * This little poem first appeared in some of the newspapers a few days ago. It is too beautiful not... | |
 | 1817 - 694 pagini
...W/io fett at the Battle of Canmna, in 1808, NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note. As bis corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we burici. * This little poem first appeared in some of the newspapers a few days ago. It is toe* beautiful... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pagini
...to the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot, O'er the grave, where ourhero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night....sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Kol in... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pagini
...heard, not a funeral note, As his corps-? to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharg'd liis farewell shot, O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By tlie struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 pagini
...retreating army had taken to their ships. "Not a drum was heard, nor a Funeral note, As his corse to ill - rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. / No useless coffins enclosed his breast, Not... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pagini
...Who fell at the Battle of Cornnna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pagini
...of the troop." THE BURIAL OP SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pagini
...June 1S17. Tie affair, tarcvcr, to which it refers, aid the distinguished person whom it so lustly We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
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Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the 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 our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... 
