 And never wore a pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown: He wore a double-breasted vest — The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert: He had no...  Choice Literature - Page 841912Full view - About this book
 | American literature - 1822 - 272 pages
...rest, * Nor fears Misfortune's frown. He had a double-breasted vest — The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert....malice in his mind — No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay. He wore large buckles in his shoes, And chang'd... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown — He had a double-breasted vest, The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...malice in his mind ; No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse ; Was sociable and gay — He wore large buckles on his shoes; And chang'd... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown — He had a double-breasted vest, The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...malice in his mind ; No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse ; Was sociable and gay — i He wore large buckles on his shoes; And chang'd... | |
 | Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lyn Botta, Anne C. Lynch - History - 1841 - 362 pages
...at rest, Nor fears misfortunes frown : He wore a double-breasted vest ; The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes y And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze,, He did not bring to view,— Nor... | |
 | American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown — He wore a double-breasted vest, The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...malice in his mind — No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay — He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed... | |
 | Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lyn Botta, Anne C. Lynch - History - 1841 - 374 pages
...at rest, Nor fears misfortunes frown : He wore a double-breasted vest ; The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...had no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. ON neighbors he did not abuse, 'as sociable and gay 5 *ore large buckles on hiss nd changed them every... | |
 | Josiah Freeman Bumstead - Readers - 1843 - 170 pages
...Bought to find, And pay it its desert; He had no malice'In his mind, — No ruffles N on his shirt., 7. His neighbors he did not abuse ; Was socia.ble and...buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day. 8. His knowledge, hid from public gaze, He did not bring to view ; Nor make a noise, town-meeting x... | |
 | Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta - American literature - 1846 - 366 pages
...at rest, Nor fears misfortunes frown : He wore a double-breasted vest ; The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...His neighbors he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay ; Ho wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze,... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest— The stripes ran up and down He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoe*, A.nd changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze. He did not bring to view ;... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1855 - 690 pages
...rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown: He wore a double-breasted vest— The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert:...no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse — \Vas sociable and gay : He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed... | |
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