 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turninjr, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...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 moon-beam's...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...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 moon-beam's...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pages
...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 moonbeam's...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, But he lay like a warrior taking bis rest, With bis martial cloak around him.... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...farewell shot, O'er the grave, where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shrond we bound him, But he lav like a warrior taking his... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 pages
...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...moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said, " And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; " But we stedfastly... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 pages
...farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero, was buried, We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light^ And the lantern djmly burning. No useless. coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him^ But... | |
 | 1825 - 508 pages
...farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero we buried. ' We buried him darkly at dead o( night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moon-beam's...And the lantern dimly burning. ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast. Not in sheet or in shroud we wound hi m Km he lay like a Warrior taking his rest... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 606 pages
...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 moonbeam's...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him But he lay like a warrior taking his rest,... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...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 moonbeam's...light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
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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 moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. 
