 A little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, where weary men might turn ; He walled it in, and hung with care a ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink. He...  The Rhode Island Educational Magazine - Page 133edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...walled it in, and hung with care a ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo! the...thousand parching tongues, and saved a life beside. A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'twas old, and yet 'twas new; A simple fancy of the brain, but strong... | |
 | 1843 - 636 pages
...turn ; He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, He passed again — and lo ! the well, By summers...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropp'da random thought; 'Twas old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong... | |
 | 1872 - 516 pages
...well, By summer never dried, Нав cooled ten thousand parching tongue«, And saved a life bosido. A nameless man, amid a crowd That thronged the daily...Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied, from the heart ; A whisper on the tumult thrown, Л transitory breath — It raised a brother from the dust,... | |
 | Baptists - 1744 - 726 pages
...for perfect day, And every heart unite to bless The glorious Sun ot Righteousness. A WOBH IN SEASON. A nameless man, amid a crowd That thronged the daily...Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied, from the heart — A whisper on the tumult thrown, A transitory breath, It raised a brother from the dust.... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 pages
...walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink ; He thought not of the deed he did, , But judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo ! the...well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'Twas old, and yet 'twas... | |
 | Education - 1850 - 780 pages
...walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'T was old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - Society of Friends - 1851 - 842 pages
...walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But... | |
 | 1851 - 398 pages
...valley still! A nameless man, amid a crowd Unstudied, from the heart; A whisper on the tumult thrown — That thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of hope and love, A transitory breath — It raised a brother from the dust, It saved a soul from death. Oh germ ! oh... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - English poetry - 1852 - 356 pages
...A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. LIFE. He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'Twas old and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But... | |
 | Youth - 1856 - 412 pages
...— He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo I the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. A dreamer dropp'da random thought, 'Twas old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong... | |
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