How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power.... New National Third Reader - Page 432by Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 pages
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of... | |
| William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of Heraldry, the pomp of Pow'r, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of... | |
| John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...yield ; Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure ; Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple... | |
| John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...yield , Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Let...wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, the inevitable hour j — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a-fleld ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth, c*er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths... | |
| Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pages
...Tbat heaven may be one Sabbath without end. 50 But now his steps a welcome sound recalls ; How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Solemn, the knell from yonder ancient pile Fills... | |
| Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour, — The paths... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...yield'; Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke'; How jocund0 did they drive their team a-field'! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke'....of the poor'. The boast of heraldry', the pomp of power', And all that beauty', all that wealth' . . e'er3 gave', Await', alike', the inevitable hour';... | |
| Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team a-field ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths... | |
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