 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 482 pages
...Burial of Sir John Moore. WOLFE. NOT a drum was heard, not 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 sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried : Not a soldier discharg'd his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we...buried. "We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeams' misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...of his life. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard, nor a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning, — By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly... | |
 | Ballads, American - 1846 - 166 pages
...SIR JOHN MOORE.— By Wolfe. 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 bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning.... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 216 pages
...head. GOLDSMITH. BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast,... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 pages
...head. GOLDSMITH. BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast,... | |
 | Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1847 - 180 pages
...of their revered Commander : — Not a drum was heard, — not a funeral note, — As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged...buried ! We buried him darkly at dead of- night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1847 - 178 pages
...Dublin. THE BfJRIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. " Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried. Not a soldier discharged his...buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern- dimly burning.... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1847 - 176 pages
...BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE " Not a drum wag heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampar^we- hurried!. Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot,...buried. We buried him darkly, at dead of night, The sods with sur bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.... | |
 | Songs, English - 1847 - 906 pages
...funeral note, As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O 'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him...of night, The sod with our bayonets turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin confined his breast,... | |
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O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. 
