 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
 | Arbor Day - 1892
...sea,— And woulrtst thou hack it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; O, spare that aged oak. Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I cought its grateful shade: In all their gushing joy. Here, too. my sisters played . My mother kissed... | |
 | Ellen Reiff - Teaching - 1906 - 258 pages
...sea, And would'st thou hew 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... | |
 | Katherine Devereux Blake, Georgia Alexander - Children's poetry - 1906 - 106 pages
...And would'st thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; 10 Oh, spare that aged oak Now towering to the skies ! When...sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy 15 Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here, My father pressed my hand — Forgive this... | |
 | American poetry - 1907 - 372 pages
...sea — And wouldst thou hew 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 handForgive this foolish tear, But let that... | |
 | Indiana. State Board of Forestry - Forests and forestry - 1907 - 384 pages
...— And would 'st 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...; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here ; My father pressed my hand — • Forgive the foolish tear; But... | |
 | Lizzie E. Wooster, Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster - Readers - 1907 - 328 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hew 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 that... | |
 | Missouri. State Board of Horticulture - 1909 - 496 pages
...land 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! "When but an idle boy I sought its graceful shade; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kissed me here; My father... | |
 | Edward Byrne Shallow, Winifred T. Cullen - Nature study - 1908 - 160 pages
...sea — And wouldst thou hew 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... | |
 | Indiana. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1903 - 750 pages
...and sea. And woivldst thou hew it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-hound 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... | |
 | Edward Gendar Ward - Phonetics - 1908 - 262 pages
...sea, And wouldst thou hew 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 that... | |
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