 | Thomas Campbell - 1803 - 162 pages
...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 faggot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw; And twice ere the cock-crow... | |
 | 1904 - 518 pages
...stars set them watch in the sky, And thousands had sunk on the ground ovcrpower'd, The weary to sleep and the wounded to die! When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night, a sweet vision I saw, And twice ere the cock... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 182 pages
...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-scarring fagot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And twice,... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...that guarded the slain, * t the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And twice, ere the cock crew, I dreamt it again. Methought, from the battle-field's dreadful array, Far, far I had roam'd on a desolate track, Till autumn and sunshine arose in the way, To the house of my fathers,... | |
 | 1804 - 450 pages
...sky, Ar.d thousands had sunk on the ground ovtrpower'd, The wear/ to deep, and the wounded to uie ! .When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring fr.gjot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, Ar.d twice, ere the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...stars set their watch in the sky; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpow'r'd, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain; At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And thrice ere the morning... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 272 pages
...sky; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpow'r'd, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. 47 When reposing that night, on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain ; At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And thrice ere the morning... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpow'r'd, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slai n, At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And thrice ere the morning... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...the ground, overpower'd; Orm bugles sung truce, for the night cloud had lower'd, The weary to sleep, and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain, In the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And twice ere the cock... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 188 pages
...and the wounded to die. When reposing that night on my pallet of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain; At the dead of the night a...Methought from the battle-field's dreadful array, Far, far 1 had roam'd on a desolate track : 'Twas autumn — and sunshine arose on the way To the home of my... | |
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By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain, At the dead of the night a sweet Vision I saw; And thrice ere the morning I dreamt it again. 
