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;... The Southern literary messenger - Page 5561855Full view - About this book
| Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 pages
...deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. 2. 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 awhile repair,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1835 - 592 pages
...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...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There HOKOÜR comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall a while... | |
| George Lunt - 1836 - 36 pages
...their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than fancy's feet have ever trod ! By spirit hands their 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 repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| George Thompson - 1837 - 150 pages
...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 dirge is sung. There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the tarf that wraps their cJny, And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwdl a weeping hermit... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 350 pages
...Spring, with 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...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,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1837 - 342 pages
...Spring, with 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...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,... | |
| George Thompson - 1837 - 150 pages
...colcl, Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet imve ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By...their dirge is sung. There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps thevr clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping... | |
| George Thompson - 1837 - 148 pages
...deck their hallowed mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. I3y fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung. There Honor comos, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay j , AnJ Freedom shall awhile repair,... | |
| James Montgomery - 1838 - 332 pages
...Spring, with 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...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... | |
| Catharine Harbeson Waterman - 1839 - 284 pages
...Spring, with 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...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,... | |
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