 | 1813 - 410 sider
...of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and... | |
 | 1817 - 646 sider
...talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him. But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has...him. But half our heavy task was done. When the clock toll'd the hour for retir. i"S. And »e beard by the distant and r..ntlom K«n, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 sider
...talk of the spirit that's gone, Ar.il o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolf'd the hour for retiring, And we beard the distant random... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 sider
...of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold.ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'Jl reck, if they'll let him sleep on, In the grave where a BRITON has laid him! But half of uur heavy task was done When the clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard by the distant and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 sider
...talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him, But half of our heavy task was done, • When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring} ' And we heard by the... | |
 | 1825 - 458 sider
...nothing hell reck, if they let him sleep him «" In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for rerlrtor: And we heard, by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 sider
...talk of the spirit that's goirc, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 sider
...gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In tim grave where a Briton has laid him. But half our heavy...done, When the clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. •uta struggle, he breathed... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 sider
...talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, , But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task Was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant... | |
 | 1821 - 732 sider
...talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of onr heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; • And we heard by the distant... | |
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We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him... 
