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, To dwell a weeping hermit there.—Collins. Lesson Home Lesson Books - Page 47by John Heywoods - 1883Full view - About this book
| James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1799 - 714 pages
...were much affefted. How sleep the Brave! who sink to rest By all their Country's wishes blest!—: Ey fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is »ung I There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay j And Freedom shall... | |
| Richard Warner - Bath (England) - 1801 - 362 pages
...deck their hallowed mould, " She then shall dress a sweeter sod " Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. " By fairy hands their knell 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, *' To dwell a weeping... | |
| William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 198 pages
...to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell 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, To dwell a weeping... | |
| Luise Johanne L. von Blumenthal - 1803 - 384 pages
...DECK THEIR HALI.Ow'c MOULD, SHE THERE SHALL DRESS A SWEETER SOD, THAN FANCY'S FEET HAVE EVER TROD. BY FAIRY HANDS THEIR KNELL IS RUNG, BY FORMS UNSEEN THEIR DIRGE IS SiINO J THERE HONOUR COMES, A PILGRIM GIIEY, TO BLESS THE TURF THAT WRAPS THEIR CLAY, AND FREEDOM SHALL... | |
| William Collins - 1804 - 166 pages
...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 is rung; By forms unseen...the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. vJ THOU, who sit'st a smiling... | |
| William Collins - English poetry - 1804 - 168 pages
...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 is rung; By forms unseen...the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. vJ THOU, who sit'st a smiling... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...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 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 a while repair To dwell a weeping... | |
| Henry Siddons - 1806 - 848 pages
...hallowed mould, " She there shall dress a sweeter sod •' Than fancy's feet have ever trod. « By By fairy hands their knell 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, ' To dwell a weeping... | |
| Epitaphs - 1806 - 886 pages
...deck the hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. ' " . By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : Honour shall come, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall awhile... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...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 is rung; By -forms unseen...Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell, a weeping hermit, there. ODE TO MERCY. [IBID.] STKOPHE. O THOU, who sit'st, a smiling bride, By Valour's arm'd and awful... | |
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