 | George Pope Morris - 1838 - 106 páginas
...sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not !...Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! 39 When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters... | |
 | George Pope Morris - 1838 - 96 páginas
...sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not !...Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! .19 When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters... | |
 | 1837 - 400 páginas
...sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not !...o'er land and sea, And would'st thou hack it down 1 Woodman, forbear thy stroke ; Cut not its earth-bound lief ; O, spare that aged oak, Now towering... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 páginas
...sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand i That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand ; Thy axe shall harm it not ! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown * Among the fables of antiquity, is one which says that Promethws made the first man and woman of clay,... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 páginas
...father's har.d That placed it near h;s cot; Then, woodman, lev it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not 2. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown, Are...thy stroke* Cut not its earth-bound ties, Oh ! spare the aged oak Now towering to the skies. 3. When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade, In all... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 340 páginas
...father's hand That placed it near his cot ; Then, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. 2. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown, Are...stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties, Oh ! spare the aged oak Now towering to the skies. 3. When but an idle boy, My mother kissed me here — My father... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1846 - 738 páginas
...least, I implore you, the liberty and the labour of a free, a faithful, and an industrious people. " That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and ecu, Say, would'st thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ; Cut not its earth-born ties ;... | |
 | George Kingsley - 1847 - 212 páginas
...wood-man, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. jff assSfe* * i • oz 3 136 ±& Concluded. 137 That old, familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst tliou hack it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties: 0, spare that aged... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 páginas
...! In youth it shelter'd me, MORRIS. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not!...hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not it's earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I... | |
 | 1850 - 98 páginas
...shelter'd me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That plac'd it near his cot ; — There, woodman, let it stand — Thy axe shall harm it not. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Is spread o'er land and sea, — Ah ! wouldst thou hack it down? Woodman, forbear thy strokeCut not... | |
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When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here, My father pressed... 
