 Give back my twentieth spring! 1 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age! Away with learning's crown! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down! One moment let my life-blood...  The Onward reciter ed. by W. Darrah - Page 141edited by - 1876Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 436 pages
...Give back my twentieth spring ! I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom -written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1883 - 324 pages
...and its pockets are full of inspiration. — Now hear the verses. THE OLD MAN'S DBEAM. " Oh for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Thau reign a grey-beard king ! " Off with the wrinkled spoils of ago I Away with learning's crown !... | |
 | Robert Kidd - 1857 - 494 pages
...rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-haired king ! 2. Off with the wrinkled spoil? jf age! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! 3. One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame 1 Give me one giddy, reeling... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1883 - 396 pages
...brain Till our twentieth sweet summer was smiling again ! 1854.— Ube ©I& flBan Dreams. O FOB one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring! I'd rather laugh, a bright-haired hoy, Than reign, a gray-beard king. Off with the spoils of wrinkled age! Away with Learning's crown... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1883 - 480 pages
...Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's... | |
 | Lydia Maria Francis Child - 1884 - 482 pages
...ask of them, that we can take it. — STKELE. THE OLD MAN DREAMS. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. OFOR one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring...a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom written... | |
 | Frank McAlpine - 1885 - 446 pages
...make Holmes "the fountain of perpetual youth" in American literature. The Old Man's Dream. I, for one hour of youthful joy! Give back my twentieth spring...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-haired king. t Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown; Tear out life's... | |
 | 1886 - 332 pages
...Give back my twentieth spring ! 1 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's...life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame ! Give me one giddy, reeling dream... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1886 - 438 pages
...seam, and its pockets are fall of inspiration. — Now hear the verses. THE OLD MAN DREAMS. 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray -beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1887 - 410 pages
...'d rather laugh, a bright-haired boy, Than reign, a gray-beard king. Off with the spoils of wrinkled age ! Away with Learning's crown ! Tear out life's...moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount of flame ! Give me one giddy, reeling dream Of life all love and fame ! My listening angel heard the prayer,... | |
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