 Give back my twentieth spring! 1 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age! Away with learning's crown! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down! One moment let my life-blood...  The Onward reciter ed. by W. Darrah - Page 141edited by - 1876Full view - About this book
 | 1858 - 974 pages
...rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a grey-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age I Away with learning's crown! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame ! Give me one giddy, reeling dream... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1858 - 710 pages
...inspiration. Now hear the verses : ' OH ! for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard...life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! ' One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame ! Give me one giddy, reeling... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pages
...hear the verses. THE OLD MAN DREAMS. O for one hour of youthful joy I Give back my twentieth spring I I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a...gray-beard king I Off with the wrinkled spoils of age I Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One... | |
 | Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1858 - 598 pages
..." DAVID A. BRENTON, " Bro. CHARLES CHENY, Tyler. THE OLD MAN DREAMS.* UB ©. in. noimti. 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth Spring...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-haired king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's... | |
 | 1858 - 518 pages
...that hangs such rhymes as these by Holmes, which around its summit — THE OLD MAN DREAMS. O for one hour of youthful joy! * Give back my twentieth spring...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a grey-beard king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of agel Away with learning's crown! Tear out life's wisdom-written... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 328 pages
...DE SAUTY." THE OLD MAN DSEAMS. i O FOR one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! IM rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard...life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame ! — My listening angel heard... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 326 pages
...Give back my twentieth spring ! 1 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's...life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame ! Give me one giddy, reeling dream... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1864 - 444 pages
...Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, Here let his body rest, Where the calm shadows that his soul loved best May slide above his brcast.... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1865 - 478 pages
...Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's...life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of fame ! Give me one giddy, reeling dream... | |
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