Charles Wolfe quotes

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! (Charles Wolfe)
But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. View quote
Charles Wolfe
Yet there was round thee such a dawn Of light, ne'er seen before, As fancy never could have drawn, And never can restore. View quote
Charles Wolfe
Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried. View quote
Charles Wolfe
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. View quote
Charles Wolfe
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. View quote
Charles Wolfe