John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6341 Thomas Kibble Hervey 1804-1859 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6341 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Kibble Hervey (1804–1859) |
| QUOTATION: | Wake, soldier, wake, thy war-horse waits To bear thee to the battle back; Thou slumberest at a foeman’s gates,— Thy dog would break thy bivouac; Thy plume is trailing in the dust And thy red falchion gathering rust. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The dead Trumpeter. |