 Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet With the sky above my head, And the grass beneath my feet, For only one short hour To feel as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal!  Favorite Authors in Prose and Poetry - Page 177edited by - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ! With the sky above my head, And the...as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want, Aiid the walk that costs a meal ! " Oh, but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief ! No blessed... | |
 | 1843 - 424 pages
..." Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primroBe sweet — With the sky above my bead, And the grass beneath my feet, For only one short...used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want And the walk_that costs a meal ! " Oh but for one short hour ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure... | |
 | Baptists - 1852 - 1080 pages
...me their sunny backs And twit me with the spring. "Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet—- With the sky above my head, And...knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal! " Oh but for one short hour ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my head, And...the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal! " Oh, but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for Love or Hope, But only... | |
 | American literature - 1853 - 442 pages
...their sunny backs And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, With the sky above my head, And the...knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite however brief! No blessed leisure for Love and Hope, But... | |
 | Anna U. Russell - Elocution - 1853 - 580 pages
...their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, — With the sky above my head, And...knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! — A respite, however brief! — No blessed leisure for Love or... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...could obtain, Would soon create a future pain. Prior. Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my head, And...knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal! T. Hood. 668 WAR. WAR. LASTLY, stood War, in glittering arms yclad, With visage grim, stem look, and... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - Literature - 1853 - 412 pages
...their sunny backs And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, With the sky above my head, And the...knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour ! A respite however brief ! No blessed leisure for Love and Hope, But... | |
 | Edwin Hubbell Chapin - Cities and towns - 1853 - 204 pages
...the Spring. Oh ! but to breathe the breath, Of the primrose and cowslip sweet, With the sky above ray head, And the grass beneath my feet : For only one...the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal. ******* Oh I men with sisters dear ! Oh ! men with mothers and wives ! It is not linen you're wearing... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. "Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip anil primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And the...grass beneath my feet: For only one short hour To feel I\HI used to feel, Before 1 knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal! " Oh ! but for one... | |
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