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"Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried."
The Burial of Sir John Moore.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him."
The Burial of Sir John Moore.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory."
The Burial of Sir John Moore.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"If I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not weep for thee; But I forgot, when by thy side, That thou couldst mortal be."
To Mary.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Yet there was round thee such a dawn Of light, ne'er seen before, As fancy never could have drawn, And never can restore."
To Mary.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Go, forget me! why should sorrow O'er that brow a shadow fling? Go, forget me, and to-morrow Brightly smile and sweetly sing! Smile,--though I shall not be near thee; Sing,--though I shall never hear thee!"
Go, forget me!
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain