 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;...  Elegant extracts in poetry - Страница 790по Elegant extracts - 1816Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | William Collins - 1828 - 104 страници
...ode, and this turn of it.• When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is snng ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey. To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall... | |
 | William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - 1830 - 234 страници
...BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1746. 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...rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair,... | |
 | John Evans - 1831 - 322 страници
...embellished with beautiful vignettes, has considerable merit, and its perusal yields no urnaH gratification. When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ! There HONOUR comes, af rilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall awhile repair... | |
 | 1832 - 510 страници
...writing, is from Collins : two very exquisite stanzas undoubtedly :— ' How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When...turf that wraps their clay ; — And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping hermit, there.' ' These stanzas,' says Mr. Montgomery, ' are quite... | |
 | Joseph Brown Ladd, W. B. Chittenden - 1832 - 252 страници
...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...a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there."* * Collins. Vv174 But we turn to take a view of those worthy authors of our independence who have survived... | |
 | John Newland Maffitt - 1832 - 254 страници
...hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod • Than fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy-hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is...the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there.' — Collins. The unfortunate author of these inimitable... | |
 | Sir William Hoste (1st bart), Lady Harriet Walpole Hoste - 1833 - 348 страници
...father, ever your affectionate son, W. HOSTE. BOOK V. FROM 1814 TO 1828. How 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 Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair... | |
 | Sir William Hoste (1st Bart.) - 1833 - 352 страници
...father, ever your affectionate son, W. HOSTE. BOOK V. FROM 1814 TO 1828. How 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 Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 348 страници
...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...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall a while repair... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 528 страници
...REBELLION OF 174)5. " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest With all their country's wishes blest I When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. " By Fairy-hands their knell is rung-, By Forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
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