Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. The Port Folio - Page 2591817Full view - About this book
| James Carrick Moore - 1834 - 436 pages
...APPENDIX. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. [By the Rev. CHARLES WOLFE, AB] I. 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. n. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...Burial of Sir John Moore. — WOLFE. NOT a drum was heard', nor a funeral note', As his corsed o'er the rampart we hurried', Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot', O'er the grave where our hero was buried'. We buried him darkly', at dead of night', The sod with our bayonets« turning', By the... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pages
...danger, nights of waking. 3. Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corpse to the ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hevo we buried. EXERCISES IN VERSIFICATION. 1'imftics to 6e versified, rhyming in couplets, and each... | |
| Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...THE DEATH OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard nor a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried, Not a soldier discharged his farewell...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The turf with our bay'nets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning.... | |
| 1836 - 884 pages
...party-colored lads in livery about Admiral Calmady's red nose. LINES ON THF. vl i: [ VI. OF SIB JOHN MOORF. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse...the rampart we hurried : Not a soldier discharged a farewell shot. O'er the grave where our hero was buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...iLirk, unfluhnmed depths of ocran hear.'* WOLFE. THE BUR1AL OF S1R JOHN MOORE. 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 hurled. We huried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling... | |
| Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...Moore.*— REV. C. WOLFE. 1. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our Hero was buried. 2. We buried him darkly ; at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the... | |
| William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier 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... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...of Sir John Moore. 1 ( — )Not a drum was heard, «not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave, where our Hero'was buried. 2 We buried him darkly; at dead of night; The sods with our bayonets turning, By the... | |
| Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...same night on the ramparts of the C itadel of Corunna, a few hours before the British troops embarked. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse...discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero was huried. We huried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, By the struggling... | |
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