How sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung,... A dictionary of poetical illustrations - Page 513by Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877Full view - About this book
| Richard Warner - Bath (England) - 1801 - 362 pages
...wishes blest? " When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, " Returns to deck their hallowed mould, " She then shall dress a sweeter sod " Than Fancy's feet have...awhile repair, " To dwell a weeping hermit there." The top of Lansdown preserves a dead level for nearly three miles, and commands a view diversified... | |
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...The Sleep of t he Brave. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest ? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 206 pages
...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! from ty T. ('// u 't /n "»/ -lOo-torn fa if. at /feu neb'1 , Atm We t/cu/n u'/to jtnAtt /tt Ct •... | |
| William Collins - English poetry - 1804 - 168 pages
...BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1746. ilow sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| William Collins - 1804 - 166 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow M mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...•WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. HOW sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest ? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. ODE VII. TO MERCY. STROPHE. O THOU ! who sitt'st a... | |
| Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowM mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| Hugh Gray (writer on Canada.) - 1809 - 440 pages
...wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould ; She then shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have...There, Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the mould that wraps their clay : And Freedom shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. I have... | |
| Hugh Gray - Canada - 1809 - 438 pages
...wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould ; She then shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have...There, Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the mould that wraps their clay : And Freedom shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. •... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...their country's wishes blest? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow VI mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping... | |
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