 | 1813 - 410 页
...laid him. But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly...Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in... | |
 | 1818 - 506 页
...toll'd tiie hour for retiring, And v*c heard by the distant nnd random gun. That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame, fn sli and gory, We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Bat we left him alone in hi*... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 页
...clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard by the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing ! Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his FAME fresh and gory, We carv'd not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his... | |
 | 1817 - 694 页
...tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory: We carved not я line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with hin... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 页
...the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not n stone,— But we left him alone with... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 页
...toll'd the hour for retiring} ' And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his... | |
 | 1825 - 458 页
...told the hour for rerlrtor: And we heard, by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down. From the field of nil fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - 1819 - 508 页
...clock tolled the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory, We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Put we left him alone with his... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 页
...toll'd the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random guq, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 页
...tolled the hour for retiring ; And we heard by the distant and random gun, That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Bat we left him alone with his... | |
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Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But little 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 struck the hour for retiring,... 
