 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.  Annual Register - Page 326edited by - 1818Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Medwin - Poets, English - 1824 - 372 pages
...After he had come to an end, he repeated the third, and said it was perfect, particularly the lines " But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, " With his martial cloak around him." " I should have taken," said Shelley, " the whole for a rough sketch of Campbell's." " No," replied... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - British - 1824 - 314 pages
...dimly burning. 'I No useless coffin confined his breast, M Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound hiifli " But he lay like a warrior taking his rest) '• With his martial cloak around hini. " Few and short were the prayers we said; ''f And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; l> But we steadfastly... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shrond we bound him, But he lav like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few—and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we stedfastly gazed... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1825 - 330 pages
...Commander. VOL.L CHAPTER IV. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we bound him; He lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. JToolfa. THOUSANDS were spectators of the engagement from the eminences of Boston, and its environs;... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1825 - 620 pages
...VOL. I. CHAPTER IV. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we bound him ; He lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Woolf*. THOUSANDS were spectators of the engagement from the eminences of Boston, and its environs;... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 494 pages
...lantern dimly burning. 3. " No useless coffin enclos'd his breast, 'Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest — With his martial cloak around him. 4. " Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 520 pages
...he had come to an end, he repeated the third, and said it was perfect, particularly the lines — ' But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.' " ' I should have taken the whole,' said Shelley, ' for a rough sketch of Campbell's.' — ' No,' replied... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...lantern dimly burning. •- » No useless coffin confined his breast, ' ' . } Nor in sheet nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, , _.'_ With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayer« we raU, And we spoke not... | |
 | Medicine - 1827 - 554 pages
...the struggling- moonbeam's misty light, And *li.- lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosM his breast, Nor in sheet, nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking In- rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not... | |
 | Charles Wolfe, John Abraham Russell - Sermons, English - 1827 - 500 pages
...lantern dimly burning. III. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. IV. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we stedfastly gazed... | |
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