 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 ページ
...the foe and the stranger would tread o'er hi* head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold...half of our heavy task was done, • When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring} ' And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | 1818 - 798 ページ
...the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on tht/billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold...they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has hud him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring; And we heard... | |
 | 1825 - 458 ページ
...the foe and the stranger would tread o'er kfc »». And we far away on the butow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone. And o'er his cold...him , But 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... | |
 | 1818 - 596 ページ
...tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of his spirit's that gone1. And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they'll let him sleep on In the grave whore a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done,... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 ページ
...nor in shroud we bound him, But he lay like a warrior takmg his rest, AVi'li his martial cloak around him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing.... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 ページ
...tread e'er his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's goirc, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, But nothing he'll...But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random guq, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 ページ
...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...But half of our heavy task Was done, When the clock tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly... | |
 | 1821 - 732 ページ
...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...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... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 ページ
...That the foe and the stranger would tread on his head, And we far away on the billow. Lightly they'll talk of the Spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold...But nothing he'll reck if they let him sleep on, In tim grave where a Briton has laid him. But half our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour... | |
 | 1822 - 418 ページ
...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...him ; But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep or., In the grave where a Briton has laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock... | |
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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... 
