Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fa… - Charles Wolfe

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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.

Charles Wolfe

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Charles Wolfe (December 14, 1791 – February 21, 1823) was an Irish poet.

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Yet there was round thee such a dawn Of light, ne’er seen before,
As fancy never could have drawn, And never can restore.

Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried.

But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.

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 … - Charles Wolfe

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