 | 1842 - 788 pages
...repose less honourably, because ' No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud they bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.' It is assumed, of course, that no frightful accumulations of interment would be crowded into a narrow... | |
 | Henry Godwin - 1842 - 1018 pages
...his tartan. NIi useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud they bound him ; Rut he lay like a warrior taking his rest. With his martial cloak around him. A barrow was afterwards raised over the chief and his brave companions ; and for many a century, a... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pages
...trembling moonbeams' misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. 3. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay...taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. 4. Few and short were the prayers we said — We spoke not a word of sorrow ; But steadfastly gaz'd... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1843 - 1154 pages
...the distant and random gun. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, That the foe was sullenly firing. Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay, like a warrior taking his rest, Slowly and sadly we hud him down, With his martial cloak around him. From the field of his fame fresh... | |
 | John Sydney Taylor - 1843 - 568 pages
...the lantern dimly burning. No UHclcss coffin confined his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and ghort were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfostly gaz'd on the... | |
 | 1843 - 780 pages
...overhaasting begraven." » No useless coffin confined his breast , Nor in sheet, nor in shroud tee bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him." (Geen onnoodige doodkist beknelde zijne borst e» wij wonden hem in geen doodlaken of lijkkleed ; maar... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a... | |
 | Malachi Mouldy (pseud.) - 1844 - 328 pages
...were enwrapped in his tartan. No useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud they bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. A barrow was afterwards raised over the chief and his brave companions ; and for many a century, a... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1845 - 312 pages
...sleep on, In the grave where his comrades have laid him. 6. No useless coffin inclosed his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloke around him. 7. Not the half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.2 Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly... | |
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By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. 
