 For my father was a soldier, and even as a child My heart leaped forth to hear him tell of struggles fierce and wild ; And when he died and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's sword, And with boyish...  Souvenirs of Travel - Page 138by Octavia Walton Le Vert - 1857Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...Rhine. " Tell my mother that her other son shall comfort her old age; For I was still a truant bird, that thought his home a cage. For my father was a...when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, — but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung it... | |
 | 1844 - 468 pages
...Rhine ! " Tell my Mother, that her other sons shall comfort her old age, And I was aye a truant bird, that thought his home a cage : For my father was a...when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would — but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung it... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1845 - 788 pages
...Rhine. • Tell my mother, that her other sons shall comfort her old age, And I was still a truant bird, that thought his home a cage : For my father was a...when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I hung it where... | |
 | 1846 - 460 pages
...Rhine. " Tell my mother, that her other son ; shall comfort her old age, And I was still a truant bird, that thought his home a cage, For my father was a...And when he died, and left us to divide his scanty board, I let them take whate'er they would — but kept my father's sword ; And with boyish love I... | |
 | 1847 - 300 pages
...other sons shall comfort her old age, And I was still a truant bird, that thought his home a cage : Por my father was a soldier, and even as a child My heart...forth to hear him tell of struggles fierce and wild ; Anil when he died, and left us to divide his scanty board, I let them take whate'er they would —... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 526 pages
...Rhine ! " Tell my mother, that her other sons shall comfort her old age, And I was still a truant bin), that thought his home a cage : For my father was a...when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er he would, but kept my father's sword, And with boyish love I hung it where... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...was still a truant bird, that thought his home a cage ; For my lather was a soldier, and, even when a child, My heart leaped forth to hear him tell of...when he died, and left us to divide his scanty hoard, I let them take whate'er they would, but kept my father's sword ! And with boyish love I hung it where... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 584 pages
...Rhine. " Tell my mother that her other sons Shall comfort her old age ; And I was still a truant blrd, That thought his home a cage : For my father was a soldier, And even as a child My heart leap'd forth to hear him tell Of struggles fierce and wild ; --*, ' And when he died and left us To... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
...Rhine ! " Tell my mother that her other sons shall comfort her old age, For I was still a truant bird, that thought his home a cage ; For my father was a soldier, and, even when a child, My heart leaped forth to hear him tell of struggles fierce and wild ; And when he died,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 610 pages
...Rhine. "Tell my mother that her othir sons Shall comfort her old age ; And I was still a truant bird, That thought his home a cage : For my father was a soldier, ^Л And even as a child ii iy . My heart leap'd forth to hear him tell Of struggles fierce and wild... | |
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