 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 with his glory.  The Port Folio - Page 2601817Full view - About this book
 | Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...clock told the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the...of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. THE MARRIAGE OF SIR JOHN SMITH. PHCEBE... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...lu the grave where a Britoa has laid him. But half of our heavy tjsk was done, When the clock toll'd the hour for retiring, And we heard the distant random...fresh and gory ; We carved not a line, we raised not n stone,— But we left him alone with his glory. ART. 11. THESPIAN REGISTER. . Friday Evening, June... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...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 firing. Slowly...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 glory. THE MOSS ROSE. • (Prom the... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...uur heavy task was done When the clock told the hour for retiring, And we heard by the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing ! Slowly...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 OLOKY ! UPNOR CASTLE, on the... | |
 | 1818 - 506 pages
...heavy ta>k was 'lorn-, When the clock toll'd tiie hour for retiring, And v*c heard by the distant nnd random gun. That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly...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* glory. PARAPHRASE... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...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 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... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...hour for retiring-; And we heard the distant and random gun, That tue foe was suddenly firing. Slswly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone with his gloryAnd so he shall sleep,... | |
 | Mordecai Manuel Noah - Africa, North - 1819 - 508 pages
...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. Slowly...gory, We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Put we left him alone with his glory." London paper,' Our captain went on shore with the mail, bat... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821 - 448 pages
...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 firing. Slowly...gory : We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, Bat we left him alone with his glory. MARRIAGE CEREMONIES OF VARIOUS NATIONS. (Resumed from page \\Z.)... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...author concludes. With imprc^. LSS wlutanized by th2 importance cf the moment, v:heu ths earth was. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame, fresh and gory, We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory. IV. THOU ART NOT FALSE.... | |
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