He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray and preach, He hears his daughter's voice Singing in the village choir, And it makes his heart rejoice : — It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise... Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Page 16by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1910 - 862 pagesFull view - About this book
| English poetry - 1866 - 180 pages
...\Veek in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a...Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thon hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pages
...roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly like chaff from a threshingfloor. He goes on Sunday to his church, and sits among his boys; He hears the parson...my worthy friend, for the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus, at the flaming forge of life, our fortunes must be wrought ; — Thus, on its sounding anvil,... | |
| James Stuart Laurie - 1866 - 236 pages
...And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his...through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begun, Each evening sees its close ; Something attempted, something done, That earns a night's repose.... | |
| English poetry - 1866 - 194 pages
...the village choir, And it makes his heart rejoice. It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Sinking in Paradise! He needs must think of her once more,...it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has eanicd a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught... | |
| Robert F. Wiseman - 1995 - 316 pages
...Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a...through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begun, Each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose.... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 372 pages
...more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes. 7. Toiling, — rejoicing,— sorrowing, Onward through...attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. 8. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge... | |
| 1982 - 348 pages
...flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from the threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church,...done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to dice, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes... | |
| Donald Hall - 1985 - 266 pages
...They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his...my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1988 - 442 pages
...Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a...my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each... | |
| Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pages
...once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes.2 Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees...my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each... | |
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