 | 1817 - 560 ページ
...at 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...sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 ページ
...at 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...buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with ourbayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 ページ
...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...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light. And the lantern dimly burning. / No useless coffins enclosed his breast, Not... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 ページ
...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...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | 1821 - 732 ページ
...of 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...sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 ページ
...June 1S17. Tie affair, tarcvcr, to which it refers, aid the distinguished person whom it so lustly We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with...light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheets nor in shrouds we bound him, But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | 1822 - 418 ページ
...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...sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, But he... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1824 - 372 ページ
...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...with our bayonets turning, — " By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly burning. " Few and short were the prayers we said,... | |
 | 1825 - 424 ページ
...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...light. And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his brefcst, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his... | |
 | Thomas Medwin - 1825 - 578 ページ
...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...sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast, Nor in... | |
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Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... 
