 And saw the teamsters drawing near, To break the drifted highways out. Down the long hill-side treading slow We saw the half-buried oxen go, Shaking the snow from heads uptost, Their straining nostrils white with frost.  The Children's Hour - Page 351869Full view - About this book
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 pages
...softened to the sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores, Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train Drew up, an added team to gain. 45 The elders threshed their hands a-cold, Passed,... | |
 | 1866 - 950 pages
...the teamsters came along to break out the road, and open a connection again with the outer world, " Down the long hillside treading slow We saw the half-buried oxen go, Shaking the snow from heads uptost, Thcii straining nostrils white with frost. 1806.] [Aug. Before our door, the straggling train Drew... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1871 - 506 pages
...of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on qniet shores. Next morn we wakened with the shont Of merry voices high and clear ; And saw the teamsters drawing near To hreak the drifted highways ont. Down the long hillside treading slow We saw the half-horied oxen go,... | |
 | Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 382 pages
...squadron anchored lay And heard the wild geese calling loud Beneath the gray November cloud. ***** Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train Drew up, an added team to gain. ***** From every barn a team afoot, At every house... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 424 pages
...softened to the sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores. Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train Drew up, an added team to gain. The elders threshed their hands a-cold, Passed, with... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 420 pages
...softened to the sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores. Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train Drew up, an added team to gain. The elders threshed their hands a-cold, Passed, with... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1874 - 500 pages
...the sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores. grew, Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...out. Down the long hillside treading slow We saw the half-huried oxen go, Shaking the snow from heads uptost, Their straining nostrils white with frost.... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 316 pages
...softened to the sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores. Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...treading slow We saw the half-buried oxen go, Shaking the enow from heads uptost, Their straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 556 pages
...softened to the sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores. Next morn we wakened with the shout Of merry voices...straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train Drew up, an added team to gain.. The elders threshed their hands a-cold, Passed, with... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 580 pages
...sound of streams, Low stir of leaves, and dip of oars, And lapsing waves on quiet shores. Next morn wo wakened with the shout Of merry voices high and clear...the half-buried oxen go, Shaking the snow from heads nptost, Their straining nostrils white with frost. Before our door the straggling train Drew up, an... | |
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