| British melodies - 1820 - 280 pagini
...o'er his cold ashes upbraid 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...clock toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random guq, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down,... | |
| William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pagini
...o'er his cold ashes upbraid 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 tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly... | |
| 1822 - 418 pagini
...his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep or., In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task...retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and... | |
| Soldier - 1824 - 518 pagini
...o'er his cold ashes upbraid 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...retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 496 pagini
...o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he '11 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 the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun Of the enemy sullenly firing. Slowly... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 314 pagini
...his cold ashes upbraid 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 the hour for retiring ; " And we heard by the distant and random g»n> <c That the foe was suddenly... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pagini
...ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton hath laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
| 1825 - 508 pagini
...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 ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing.... | |
| 1825 - 726 pagini
...o'er hit 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 returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pagini
...o'er his cold ashes upbraid 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 the hour for retiring; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
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