 | Aristophanes - 1848 - 522 pagine
...of the spondee of quantity is usually supplied by the iambus of accent. " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, " As his corse to the rampart we hurried...buried." " We buried him darkly at dead of night, " The sods with our bayonets turning ; " By the struggling moon-beam's misty light, " And the lantern dimly... | |
 | Richard Cannon - 1848 - 174 pagine
...furnished the fatigue party in the interment of their revered Commander :— Not a drum was heard,—not a funeral note,— As his corse to the rampart we...buried ! We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning!... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1848 - 526 pagine
...funeral. BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his course to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell...buried We buried him darkly at dead of night, The turf with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lanterns dimly burning.... | |
 | 1848 - 460 pagine
...puhlications of the day, I offer it as it fell mournfully from the poet's own pen. u Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note As his corse to the rampart we hurried;...his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we huried. We huried him darkly — at dead of nicht, The sods with our hayoneta turning; By the struggling... | |
 | John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke - 1848 - 424 pagine
...one of the ingenious Father Prout's versions. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1849 - 118 pagine
...secret sympathetic aid. ON THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE, WHO FELL AT THE BATTLE OF CORUNNA, ISOS. WOLFE. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse...buried ! We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 444 pagine
...there, Fastened her down for ever ! ROGERS. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Nor a drum was beard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried;...his farewell shot, O'er the grave where our hero we huried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling... | |
 | 1856 - 666 pagine
...which every sensitive heart at once recognises. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 pagine
...shall kneel again in thankful prayer, WOLFE THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOOU. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 pagine
...himself endures. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Nor a drum was heard nor a funeral note, As his corse o'er the rampart we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his...of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By the trembling moon-beams' misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast,... | |
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