 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 Stillman Hillard - Readers (Elementary) - 1858 - 348 pages
...sea, — And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke • Cut not its earth-bound ties ; O, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies....; 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... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 644 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hew it clown ? 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... | |
 | Lutheran Church - 1858 - 420 pages
...sea, And would'st thou hack It down ? Woodman, forbear thy strode, Cut not its earth-bound ties ; 0 1 spare that aged oak Now towering to the skies. When but an idle boy, I sought its graceful shade ; In all their gushing joy, Here too my sister played ; My mother kissed me here, My... | |
 | Worthy Putnam - Elocution - 1858 - 420 pages
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bonnd 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... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1859 - 802 pages
...— And wonldst thou hack it down ? Woodman forbear thy stroke! Cut not it« earth-bound ties ; 0, 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 mo her« ; My Father pressed my band — Forgive this foolish tear, But let... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 pages
...land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it d Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; 0 spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! When but an idle boy In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters play'd. I sought its grateful shade; My mother kiss'd... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...amidst the unanimous applause of the whole assembly. I never taw (ach • fifoment in a eoneert-room." , When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade ; In all t. eir gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters play'd. My moth r kias'd me here ; My father press'd my hand... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - Folk songs - 1861 - 540 pages
...and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke : Cut not its earth-bound ties. O, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies...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... | |
 | Popular poetry - English poetry - 1862 - 246 pages
...sea, — And wouldst thou hew it down P Woodman, forbear thy stroke, Cut not its earth-bound ties ; O, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies....gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters play'd. My mother kissed me here ; My father pressed my hand: Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand.... | |
 | Charles Chauncey Burr - Constitutional history - 1862 - 108 pages
...forbear thy stroke I Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies I 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... | |
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