How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is... Cyclopædia of English literature - Página 32por Robert Chambers - 1844Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1844 - 504 páginas
...in a loftier sense than the bard intended, the memorable words — " Here sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest ! When...is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung, There Honor comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter w>d, iar manners. He was the life and soul of every private...upon it. The taste and thought of his philosophical then-. Ode ta Evening. If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, May hope, chaste Eve, to soothe thy... | |
| William Collins - 1844 - 324 páginas
...She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod By fairy hands their knell it rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! TO MERCY. Strophe. O THOU ! who sitt'st a smiling briiie, By Valour's arm'd and awful side, Gentlest... | |
| William Collins - 1844 - 328 páginas
...their country's wishes hlest ! When Spring, oith dewy fingers cold, Returns 1o deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour comes, ., pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell... | |
| Robert Chambers, Royal Robbins - 1845 - 342 páginas
...all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their cla} And Freedom shall a while repair, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a... | |
| 546 páginas
...the memory of those who fell in the rebellion of 1745. " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest. With all their country's wishes blest! When spring, with...fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their kuell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung, There honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the... | |
| John Walker Ord - 1845 - 434 páginas
...November 9, 1843. " How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their Country's wishes blest! — By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen...the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a while repair, And dwell a weeping hermit there." Colliiu. Keen blew the blast o'er E stem's height,1... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 904 páginas
...sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fmgers cold. Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there...the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. 1 The following panegyric upon Sir Ralph in another... | |
| William Collins - 1848 - 158 páginas
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. O THOU, who sit'st a smiling... | |
| George Croly - 1849 - 416 páginas
...in all thy simple state ! Confirm the tales her sons relate ! EPITAPH. How sieep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. ODE TO EVENING. If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, May hope, O pensive Eve, to soothe thine ear Like... | |
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