 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 my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand.  Poems - Página 20por George Pope Morris - 1838 - 365 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | George Pope Morris - 1839 - 168 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ;...sisters played. My mother kiss'd me here ; My father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand ! My heart-strings round... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1840 - 246 páginas
...down ? Wuo,lmim, fnrluN,r thy stroke! ('i»l not !t« rnrth-bound ties; Oh «t»re that nged onk, ' When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ;...gushing joy Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here ; My father pressed my handForgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stend! My... | |
 | 1841 - 376 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ;...gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kissed me here ; My father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand... | |
 | George Pope Morris - 1843 - 192 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters play'd. My mother kiss'd me here ; My father press'd my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound lies ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ;...gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here, My father pressed my hand ; Forgive this foolish tear, — But let that old oak stand... | |
 | 1837 - 400 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ; Cut not its earth-bound lief ; O, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here, too, my sisters play'd. My mother kiss'd me here ; My father press'd my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 páginas
...forbear 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 their gushing joy There too my sisters played ; My mother kissed me here^— My father pressed my hand,— ' Forgive... | |
 | 1847 - 906 páginas
...forbear thy stroke : Cut not its earth-bound ties : Oh ! spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade,...In all their gushing joy — Here, too, my sisters play'd My mother kiss'd me here ; My father press 'd my handForgive this foolish tear, But let that... | |
 | George Kingsley - 1847 - 212 páginas
...stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties: 0, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When bat an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters play'J. My mother kiss'd me here; My father press'd my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
 | 1850 - 98 páginas
...not its earth-bound ties. Oh, spare that aged oak, Now tow'ring to the skies ! When but an idle boy 1 sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sister play'd,— My mother kiss'd me here, — My father press'd my hand ; — Forgive this foolish... | |
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