 Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read." So he vanished from my sight; And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear.  Littell's Living Age - Page 41848Full view - About this book
 | Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 374 pages
...again, While he wept with joy to hear. Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read — So he vanished from my sight : And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear." Another song, called " The Chimney Sweeper," is rude enough truly, but yet not without pathos. " When... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1833 - 292 pages
...again, While he wept with joy to hear. Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read — So he vanished from my sight ; And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear." In a higher and better spirit he wrought with his pencil. But then he imagined himself under spiritual... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...thee clown and write ID a book that all may read — So he vanish'd from my sight : And I plnek'da hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And 1 wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. arts. THESE two secular days were dedicated to... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1833 - 150 pages
...and write In a book that all may read;" So he vanished from my sight, And I pluck'da hollow reed; 5. And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may join to hear. LESSON 15. '61-lowed, went after, walked behind. 'a-tient-ly, contentedly, to suffer... | |
 | 740 pages
...cheer 1" So I sang the same again, While he wept with joy to hear. " ' Piper, sit thee down and write " And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear,...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear." A native of the jungle, leaping into the fine drawing-rooms of Cavendish bquare, would hardly create... | |
 | 1867 - 738 pages
...While he wept with joy to hear. " ' Piper, sit thee down and write In a book, that all may read I' So he vanished from my sight, And I plucked a hollow reed, " And I made a rural pen, And I stained th« water clew, And I wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear." A native of the jungle,... | |
 | 1882 - 492 pages
...So he vanish" cl from my sight, And I pluck'da hollow reed, "And I made a rural pen, And I stain" d the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear." Who is this child? Is this child nothing more than the mere fabrication of a wildly fanciful brain... | |
 | 1867 - 746 pages
...While he wept with joy to hear. " ' Piper, sit thee down and write In a book, that all may read !' So he vanished from my sight, And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear." A native of the jungle, leaping into the fine drawing-room t of Cavendish Square, would hardly create... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1859 - 288 pages
...again, While he wept with joy to hear. Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read — So he vanished from my sight ; And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear." In a higher and better spirit he wrought with his pencil. But then he imagined himself under spiritual... | |
 | 1865 - 810 pages
...read.' So he vanish'd from my sight, And I pluck'da hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stain'd the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. Blake was peculiar in his mode of publication. He engraved his poems, he surrounded each page with... | |
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