 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...  Select specimens of English poetry - الصفحة 117بواسطة Edward Hughes - 1856عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | John James M'Gregor - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...history shall transmit to future ages the record of their deathless fame. 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 hallow'd mould — She there shall dress a sweeter sod. Than fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy... | |
 | 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...this island. . suffered in the year 303. *18. 1815. BATTLE OF WATERLOO. How sleep the BRAVE, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; Their HONOUR comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And FREEDOM shall awhile... | |
 | 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 732
...brave men who have sacrificed their lives in the Cause of Britain. " 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 hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod, By fairy bands... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 464
...latter, to excite sentiments of compassion in favour of those whn became a samfice to public justice. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. TO MERCT. O THOU, who sit'st a smiling bride By Valour's arm'd and awful side, Gentlest of sky-born... | |
 | Frances D'Aubigne - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 670
...the spot where he received his wound, with the real honours of war. " 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 hallow'd mould, She then shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod ; By fairy hands... | |
 | Edward Quillinan - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 158
...of English lyrical Poets. How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes hlest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rune;; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that... | |
 | Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 248
...all their country's wishes blest ; When Spring, with dewy fmgers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy's...their dirge is sung ; There honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...I, O Fear, will dwell with thee .' 15 ODE. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. 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 hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 270
...their country's wishes bless'd! 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. 1 This, and the succeeding ode, seem to have been... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 514
...Returns to derk their lullow'd mould, Shi- thi •>••• shall dross a sweeter sod Than t'-incy% feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There honor ctwnet, a pilgrim grey* To blr •« the turf that wraps their clay, And/rtmfom shall a while... | |
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