 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...  Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature - Page 367by Robert Chambers - 1902Full view - About this book
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1844 - 328 pages
...their country's wishes hlest ! When Spring, oith dewy fingers cold, Returns 1o deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour comes, ., pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter w>d, iar manners. He was the life and soul of every private...company, and it was remarked of him that no subjec ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1844 - 324 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! (When Spring, wiih 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 their knell it rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingen cold, Returns — 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 forme unseen — their dirge is sung ; There — Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To of«»the turf, that... | |
 | John Walker Ord - Cleveland (England) - 1845 - 434 pages
...Country's wishes blest! — By Fairy hands their knell is 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, And dwell a weeping hermit there." Colliiu. Keen blew the blast o'er E stem's height,1 The sun shone... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...rest By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck the hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1847 - 904 pages
...sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fmgers cold. Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there...knell is 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... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1847 - 454 pages
...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1848 - 158 pages
...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...knell is 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... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pages
...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...knell is 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 awhile... | |
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