 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
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1861 - 470 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; Nar Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple... | |
 | James Thomson - 1861 - 480 pages
...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, , And all that beauty, all that wealth ere gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths... | |
 | Richard D. Brown - 1991 - 385 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 mock their useful toil Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; Nor Grandeur hear with disdainful smile The short and simple... | |
 | Brian Short - 1992 - 260 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, Awaits alike th'inevitable hour. The paths of... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 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, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour: Nor you, ye... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pages
...sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubbom 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; 30 Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and... | |
 | 1996 - 160 pages
...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, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour: The paths... | |
 | William Harmon - 1998 - 386 pages
...yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team af1eld! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Let...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour. The paths... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 pages
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile, The ut through the clouds I'll never float Until I have a little Boat, Shap pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour, The paths... | |
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