 The Soldier's Dream. OUR bugles sang truce ; for the night-cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered — The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die.  The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White ... - Page 40by Samuel Rogers, Thomas Campbell, James Montgomery, Charles Lamb, Henry Kirke White - 1829 - 497 pagesFull view - About this book
 | A. B. Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 496 pages
...driven like sheep to the field of slaughter. OUR bugles sang truce—for the night-cloud had lowered The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...storm. CANXIXS. 3. — THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. OUR bugles sang truce — for the night-cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw,... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1834 - 480 pages
...And the sentinel-stars set the watch in the sky, And thousands had sunk on the ground, overpowered ; The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night upon my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot, that guarded the slain, In the dead of the night... | |
 | England - 1835 - 784 pages
...bragh.* THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. THOMAS CAMPBELL. Our bugles sang truce — for the night-cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpower'd, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw,... | |
 | Songbooks - 1835 - 320 pages
...tomb of the brave. THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. OTTR bugles sang truce — for the night cloud had lower'd, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpower1?!, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1835 - 260 pages
...conclusion or hoetititlefl* THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. OUR bugles sang truce — for the night-cloud had lowered And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw,... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...that holds thy dust. THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. OUR bugles sang truce — for the night-cloud had lour'd, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky : And thousands had sunk on the ground overpower^!, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw,... | |
 | J H Hedley - 1836 - 348 pages
...THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL. Our bugles sang truce — for the night cloud had lower'd And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpower'd, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Bookbinding - 1837 - 360 pages
...the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpower' d, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing...that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring fagot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And thrice ere the morning... | |
 | Herbert Byng Hall - Spain - 1837 - 358 pages
...point. RETURN TO VITTOKIA. 237 CHAPTER XVIII. Our bugles sang truce, for the night-cloud had lower'd, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground, overpower'd — The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. CAMPBELL. A SICK bed again became mj lot.... | |
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