 | William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease - West (U.S.) - 1910 - 874 pages
...careless sometimes, Lord, when I'm in town, But never let them say I'm mean or small. Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the horse between...breeze. Forgive me, Lord, when sometimes I forget: You understand the reasons that are hid, You know about the things that gall and fret, You know me better... | |
 | William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease - Pacific States - 1906 - 998 pages
...careless sometimes, Lord, when I'm in town, But never let them say I'm mean or small. Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the horse between...breeze. Forgive me, Lord, when sometimes I forget: You understand the reasons that are hid, You know about the things that gall and fret, You know me better... | |
 | Readers - 1911 - 494 pages
...careless sometimes, Lord, when I'm in town, But never let them say I'm mean or small. Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the horse between...breeze. Forgive me, Lord, when sometimes I forget: You understand the reasons that are hid, You know about the things that gall and fret, You know me better... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1911 - 824 pages
...much appreciated. May we all be able honestly to use Charlie Clark's "Cowbo'1 Prayer" : Make me as big and open as the plains; As honest as the horse between...my knees ; Clean as the wind that blows behind the rain : Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze. Just keep an eye on all that's done and said... | |
 | Howard Benjamin Grose - Baptists - 1914 - 1108 pages
...Make me as big and open as the plains, Ai honest as the hawse between my knees, Clean as the wind the blows behind the rains, Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze. Forgive me, Lord, if sometimes I forget: You know about the reasons that are hid, You understand the things that gall... | |
 | Oscar William Coursey - American literature - 1916 - 376 pages
...never let 'em say I'm mean or small! Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the hawse between my knees, Clean as the wind that blows behind...hawk that circles down the breeze! Forgive me, Lord, if sometimes I forget. You know about the reasons that are hid. You understand the things that gall... | |
 | California - 1916 - 116 pages
...careless sometimes, Lord, when I'm in town, But never let them say I'm mean or small. Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the horse between my knees, Clean as the wind that blows beyond the rains, Free as a hawk that circles down the breeze. Forgive me, God, when I sometimes forget.... | |
 | Badger Clark - West (U.S.) - 1917 - 98 pages
...never let 'em say I'm mean or small! Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the hawse between my knees, Clean as the wind that blows behind...rains, Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze! 21 You know about the reasons that are hid. You understand the things that gall and fret; You know... | |
 | František Adolf Šubert - 1917 - 136 pages
...never let 'em say I'm mean or small! Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the hawse between my knees, Clean as the wind that blows behind...rains, Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze!" The idea of the following from The Outlaw is sufficient apology for any discrepancy of meter: "For... | |
 | Badger Clark - Poetry - 1920 - 260 pages
...never let 'em say I'm mean or small ! Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the hawse between my knees, Clean as the wind that blows behind...hawk that circles down the breeze! Forgive me, Lord, if sometimes I forget. You know about the reasons that are hid. You understand the things that gall... | |
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em say I'm mean or small! Make me as big and open as the plains, As honest as the hawse between my knees, Clean as the wind that blows behind the rains, Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze. 
