 | 1825 - 600 str.
...smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head. And we far away on the billow ! • Lightly they'll talk of the...done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. « Slowly and sadly we... | |
 | 1825 - 710 str.
...smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread u'er his head, And we far away on the billow. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit...task was done, When the clock struck the hour for returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly Bring. " Slowly and... | |
 | 1825 - 508 str.
...stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! ' Lightly they'll talk of I he spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid...done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. ' Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | 1825 - 726 str.
...head, And we fer away on the billow. "Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er hit cold ashes upbraid him— But little he'll reck, if...task was done, When the clock struck the hour for returning ; And we heard the distant and random gun, That the foe was sullenly firing. " Slowly and... | |
 | 1826 - 520 str.
...pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! 6. " Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 7. " But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard... | |
 | 1826 - 494 str.
...pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the hillow ! 6. " Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 7. " But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard... | |
 | 1827 - 854 str.
...smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit...done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was suddenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 str.
...smooth'd down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit...done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | 1828 - 316 str.
...England, many fell victims to a pestilential typhus fever which we had acquired, partly from coming Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1828 - 650 str.
...England, many fell victims to a pestilential typl'"8 fever which we had acquired, partly from coming Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And...done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring ; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid... | |
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Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him. 
