 And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor.  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 551841Full view - About this book
 | 1844 - 454 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat, and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the naming forge, Aid hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly, Like chaff from a threshing... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 576 pages
...him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton tinging the old kirk chimes When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...He hears the parson pray and preach, He hears his daughter s voice, Singing in the village choir. And it makes his neart rejoice. It sounds to him like... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton tinging the old kirk chimes When the evening aun is low. And children coming home from school Look...He hears the parson pray and preach, He hears his daughter s voice, Singing in the village choir. And it makes his heart rejoice. It sounds to him like... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 560 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the old kirk chimes When the evening aun is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door j They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that... | |
 | 1841 - 744 pages
...you to descend into the pale monotony of private life. Recall the word ! — relent ! — die panne, old boy ! — game and the rubber ! — No more talk...school Look in at the open door; They love to see the naming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.... | |
 | Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And cateh the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the chureh,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, Like the sexton ringing the bell, When the evening sun is low. And children, coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from the threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson... | |
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