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[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 8 July 2017] | [Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 8 July 2017] | ||
[Some text pulled from printed copy. "The Dying Soldier"] | |||
[M]y Henry! The war shatter'd soldier exclaimed | |||
[H]as death rudely wither'd thy laurels so soon? | |||
[ | [Th]e youth op'd his eyes, as he heard himself nam'd, | ||
[An]d awoke for a while from his death boding swoon | |||
[He] gaz'd on his Father, who knelt by his side | |||
youth op'd his eyes, as he heard himself nam'd, | [An]d seizing his hand, prest it close to his hear: | ||
awoke for a while from his death boding swoon | [T]hank Heaven thou'rt here, my Dear Father, he cried [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "Thank"] | ||
gaz'd on his Father, who knelt by his side | [For] soon, ah too soon, we for ever must part. | ||
seizing his hand, prest it close to his hear: | [Th]o death early call'd me from all that I lov'd | ||
[F]rom Glory! from thee! yet perhaps it is given [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "from"] | |||
soon, ah too soon, we for ever must part. | [T]o meet thee again in yon regions above! | ||
death early call'd me from all that I lov'd | [H]is eyes beam'd with hope, as he look'd up to Heaven; [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "his"] | ||
[T]hen let not thy bosom with vain sorrow swell; [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "Then"] | |||
meet thee again in yon regions above! | [Ah] check, e're it rises the heart rending sigh! | ||
[I] fought for my King, for my Country! I fell | |||
[In] defence of their Rights- and I glory to die! | |||
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[note: unclear if author met vertical dash to actually stand for the letter "e" or if it was an actual apostrophe.] | [note: unclear if author met vertical dash to actually stand for the letter "e" or if it was an actual apostrophe.] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:30, 23 July 2017
[Jennifer J. Leong Cardwell, j_leongcardwell@yahoo.com, transcription 8 July 2017] [Some text pulled from printed copy. "The Dying Soldier"] [M]y Henry! The war shatter'd soldier exclaimed [H]as death rudely wither'd thy laurels so soon?
[Th]e youth op'd his eyes, as he heard himself nam'd, [An]d awoke for a while from his death boding swoon [He] gaz'd on his Father, who knelt by his side [An]d seizing his hand, prest it close to his hear: [T]hank Heaven thou'rt here, my Dear Father, he cried [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "Thank"] [For] soon, ah too soon, we for ever must part. [Th]o death early call'd me from all that I lov'd [F]rom Glory! from thee! yet perhaps it is given [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "from"] [T]o meet thee again in yon regions above! [H]is eyes beam'd with hope, as he look'd up to Heaven; [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "his"] [T]hen let not thy bosom with vain sorrow swell; [note: enough of first word visible to know it was "Then"] [Ah] check, e're it rises the heart rending sigh! [I] fought for my King, for my Country! I fell [In] defence of their Rights- and I glory to die!
[note: unclear if author met vertical dash to actually stand for the letter "e" or if it was an actual apostrophe.]