 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 rung;...  English Literature - Página 146por Thomas Ernest Rankin, Wilford Merton Aikin - 1917 - 427 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Salomon Gessner - 1814 - 678 páginas
...the following beautiful lines : 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. T. Despair of Cain. Cain, urged by despair, wandered in the recesses of the neighbouring thicket. He... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 888 páginas
...and glorious a cause. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes bless'd ! When spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms uuseeri their dirge is sumj ; There Honor comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | William Collins - 1815 - 118 páginas
...their country's wishes hlest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returus to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms uuseen their dirge is sang ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that wraps their... | |
 | Henry Ker - 1816 - 392 páginas
...gloriously fell fighting in defence of his country's rights. " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest With all their country's wishes blest. When spring, with...dress a sweeter sod Than fancy's feet have ever trod." The day was spent with the utmost good humour, and in the evening we all separated for our respective... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...scene from every future § 150. Ode. Written in the year 1746. COLLIKS. 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... | |
 | John James M'Gregor - 1816 - 494 páginas
...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 - 494 páginas
...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 - 732 páginas
...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... | |
 | 1817 - 702 páginas
...ballow'd mould, She there shall dress ;i sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod, By fairy bands their knell is rung, By forms unseen 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... | |
 | Frances D'Aubigne - 1819 - 670 páginas
...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... | |
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