His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows... The Complete Poetical Works of Longfellow - Page 15by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1922 - 689 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1844 - 454 pages
...He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week hi, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows...school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the naming forge, Aid hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly, Like chaff from a threshing... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...swept away ! Kyrie Eleyson ! Christe Eleyson ! THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. UNDER a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man...the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And cateh the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the chureh,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pages
...With large and sinewy bands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. 783820A His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| 1856 - 1026 pages
...the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, Yon can hear his bellows blow ; You can hear him swing...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...now on the innocent tresses. MISCELLANEOUS. THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. UNDER a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| 1843 - 184 pages
...blow, You can hear him swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, Like the sexton ringing the bell, When the evening sun is low. And children, coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from the threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 136 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun ia low. And children coming home from school, Look in...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church. And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction.New Series.VOL.V - 1844 - 440 pages
...beat, and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. 74 THE MIRROR. And children coming home from school Look in at the...catch the burning sparks that fly, Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
| William Russell, John Goldsbury - 1845 - 300 pages
...; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, Like the sexton ringing the bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming...roar, And catch the burning sparks, that fly Like chaif from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 934 pages
...and care for me. -LUCBETIA MARIA DAVIDSON. THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. UNDER a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man...school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the naming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing... | |
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