 A traveler through a dusty road strewed acorns on the lea; And one took root and sprouted up, and grew into a tree. Love sought its shade, at evening time, to breathe its early vows; And age was pleased, in heats of noon, to bask beneath its The dormouse...  Southwestern Journal of Education - Page 211890Full view - About this book
 | 1843 - 636 pages
...early vows, And Age was pleased, in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs : The dormouse lov'd its dangling twigs, The birds sweet music bore, It...its way Amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger scoop'da well, Where weary men might turn ; He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink... | |
 | 1872 - 516 pages
...uttered words of Job, " Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee." JOHN CLIFFORD. A DEED AND A WORD. A LITTLE spring had lost its way Amid the grass and fern ; A passing stranger scooped a well, Where woary man might turn ; Ho wallod it in, and hung with caro A ladlo at the brink ; Ho thought not of... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows ; And Age was pleased, in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs ; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...! A little spring had lost its way Amid the grass aud fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn. He walled it in, and hung... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 430 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And e^e was pleased, in heights of noon, To bask beneath its boughs. The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...way, Amid the grass and fern — A passing stranger scopp'da well Where vreary men might turn. He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle on the brink,... | |
 | 1850 - 780 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And age was pleased, in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs ; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...evermore ! A little spring had lost its way Amid the glass and fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn ; He walled it in, and... | |
 | 1851 - 398 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And age was pleased, in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...blessing evermore! A little spring had lost its way Where weary men might turn ; He walled it in, and hung with care Amid the glass and fern, A passing... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - 1851 - 842 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And age was pleased, in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...bore ¡ It stood a glory in its place, A blessing ever more ! A little spring ha<l lost its way Amid the grass and fern; A passing stranger scooped a... | |
 | 1856 - 412 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And age was pleased, in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs ; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...its way Amid the grass and fern ; A passing stranger scoop'da well, Where weary men might turn ; He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And Age was pleased in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs : The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...evermore ! A little spring had lost its way Amid the gr»ss and fern ; A passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn ; He walled it in,... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - 1852 - 406 pages
...time, To breathe its early vows, And age was pleased in heats of noon, To bask beneath its boughs. The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet...place, A blessing evermore. A little spring had lost it way Amid the grass and fern — A passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn :... | |
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