| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 560 pages
...the battle of Corunna, in Spain, In 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his...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.... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...the battle of Corunna in Spain, in 1808. Not a dram was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with ourbayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...heard, not a funeral note, As his corps-? to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharg'd liis farewell shot, O'er the grave where our hero we buried....dead of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By tlie struggling moon-beams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin inclos'd... | |
| Mordecai Manuel Noah - Africa, North - 1819 - 508 pages
...retreating army had taken to their ships. "Not a drum was heard, nor a Funeral note, As his corse to ill - rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his...buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light. And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
| 1821 - 732 pages
...the troop." THE BURIAL OP SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
| William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...Who fell at the Battle of Cornnna, in 1808. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...SIR JOHN MOORE, Whofett at Corunna in 1808. Nor a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...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.... | |
| Thomas Medwin - Poets, English - 1824 - 372 pages
...for rinding a place here : " Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, " As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; " Not a soldier discharged his farewell...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... | |
| 1825 - 424 pages
...which we copy the commencing verses : — " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeams' misty light. And the lantern dimly... | |
| Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 pages
...apology for finding a place here : Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell...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... | |
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