When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here; My father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand. Parley's Magazine - Page 1671837Full view - About this book
| George Pope Morris - 1838 - 96 pages
...thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! .19 When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kiss'd me here ; My father press'd my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
| William Huffington - Delaware - 1839 - 500 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hack it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke? Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! When...shade; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kiss'd me here; My father press'd my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
| George Pope Morris - American literature - 1839 - 160 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When...shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kiss'd me here ; My father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - United States - 1840 - 246 pages
...down ? Wuo,lmim, fnrluN,r thy stroke! ('i»l not !t« rnrth-bound ties; Oh «t»re that nged onk, ' When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here ; My father pressed my handForgive this foolish tear, But let that... | |
| American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When...shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kissed me here ; My father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
| William Bentley Fowle - Recitations - 1844 - 302 pages
...— And would'st thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound lies ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When...; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here, My father pressed my hand ; Forgive this foolish tear, — But let... | |
| Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 372 pages
...forbear thy stroke* Cut not its earth-bound ties, Oh ! spare the aged oak Now towering to the skies. 3. When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade, In all their gushing joy There too my sisters played ; My mother kissed me here^— My father pressed my hand,— ' Forgive... | |
| George Kingsley - Vocal music - 1847 - 212 pages
...stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties: 0, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When bat an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters play'J. My mother kiss'd me here; My father press'd my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
| Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not it's earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought it's grateful shade; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters play'd. My mother kiss'd me here;... | |
| 1850 - 98 pages
...not its earth-bound ties. Oh, spare that aged oak, Now tow'ring to the skies ! When but an idle boy 1 sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sister play'd,— My mother kiss'd me here, — My father press'd my hand ; — Forgive this foolish... | |
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