No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,' Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke: How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bowed the woods beneath... Songs of Three Centuries - Seite 45herausgegeben von - 1875 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Chambers - 1851 - 200 Seiten
...share. Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bowed...alike the inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 472 Seiten
...yield ; Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield 1 How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke. Let...the inevitable hour ; — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 Seiten
...yield ; Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield 1 How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke. Let...the inevitable hour ; — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 Seiten
...yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team a-fleld! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke !...alike the inevitable hour:— The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye prond, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 Seiten
...share. Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a-field ! How bowed...short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry,5 the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth ere gave, Await alike the inevitable... | |
| 1851 - 278 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of Heraldry, the pomp of Pow'r, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour — The paths... | |
| Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure, Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...alike the inevitable hour; — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 Seiten
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure f Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The jl* jl*`&l* but to the grave. I Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 Seiten
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe ha^ broke : How jocund did they drive their team a-field ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...alike the inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead — but to the grave. Nor yon, ye proud, impute to these the fault If memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1852 - 470 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, y( proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
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