 Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking ; Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense...  Columbian Historical Novels - Page 288by John Roy Musick - 1895Full view - About this book
 | Charles Granville Gepp - 1830 - 194 pages
...men are put for the abstract qualities. EXERCISE XLIII. (Sir W. Scott). Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking ; Dream...danger, nights of waking. In our isle's enchanted hall 5 Hands unseen thy couch are strewing : Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing.... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...o'er', Sleep the sleep' that knows not breaking' ; Dream of battle-fields no more', Days of danger1, nights of waking'. In our isle's enchanted hall', Hands unseen* thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music' fall, Every sense in slumber' dewing. Soldier, rest' ! thy warfare o'er', Dream of... | |
 | 1837 - 574 pages
...as comprising both these means of imitation in a most striking degree: " Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking ; Dream...enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Dream of fighting... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1838 - 268 pages
...XXXI. SONO. " Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not hreaking Dream of hattle fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking....enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumher dewing. Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er. Dream of fighting... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...come of gentle race ; 'Twas strange, in birth BO rude, to find Such/««, such manners, and such mind. ds me of a trifling anecdote, which I will here relate as an instance : — strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Dream of fighting... | |
 | 1842 - 480 pages
...bloody light, Then sinks at once — and all is night. From ttokcby. SONG. Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking ; Dream...enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Dream of fighting... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 732 pages
...o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not hreaking; Dream of hauled flelds 110 more, Days of danger, mghts of waking. In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumher dewing. Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Dream of righting... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...sylvan hall. SCOTT. ELLEN'S SONG. " Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking : Dream of battled fields no more, Days of...enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Dream of fighting... | |
 | John Frost - 1845 - 458 pages
...SOLDIER, rest*! thy warfare o'er', Sleep the sleep' that knows not breaking*; Dream of battle-fields no more', Days of danger', nights of waking*. In our...hall', Hands unseen* thy couch are strewing ; Fairy strains of music' fall, Every sense in slumber* dewing. Soldier, rest*! thy warfare o'er', Dream of... | |
 | James Grant - 1847 - 388 pages
...CHAPTER X. CAMERON OF FASSIFERN. " Soldier, rest ! thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking ; Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking." Lady of the Lake. As soon as the military traveller presented himself before the cathedral of St. Gudule,... | |
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