 BLESSINGS on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan ! With thy turned-up pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes ; With thy red lip, redder still Kissed by strawberries on the hill ; With the sunshine on thy face, Through thy torn brim's jaunty...  A Library of American Literature... - Page 363by Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888Full view - About this book
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - American literature - 1888 - 712 pages
...and pansies, And sings in the birds on the tree ? THOMAS BAILEY AI.ORICH. THE BAREFOOT BOY. jLESSINGS on thee, little man, Barefoot boy. with cheek of tan...strawberries on the hill ; With the sunshine on thy face, Througli thy torn brim's jaunty с From my heart I give thee joy — I was once a barefoot boy ! Prince... | |
 | American poetry (Selections) - 1887 - 448 pages
...need neither victuals nor drink ;The sooner the better for Roger and me! The Barefoot Boy. LESSINGS on thee, little man. Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!...merry whistled tunes; "With thy red lip, redder still Essed by strawberries on the hill; With the sunshine on thy face, Through thy torn brim's jaunty grac«,... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - American literature - 1888 - 600 pages
...space of time I did miss her smile, and she spake little. 1835-60] 365 THE BAREFOOT BOY. T3LESSINGS on thee, little man, -'-' Barefoot boy, with cheek...thee joy, — I was once a barefoot boy ! Prince thou art, — the grown-up man Only is republican. Let the million-dollared ride! Barefoot, trudging at... | |
 | Samuel Silas Curry - Readers - 1888 - 456 pages
...curious comrade ran. JTaylor. Byron. I KNOW we do not mean to submit. We never shall submit. BLESSiNGS on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!...brim's jaunty grace.' From my heart I give thee joy; Webster I DWELL, where I would ever dwell, in the hearts of my people. It is written in your faces,... | |
 | Robert Penn Warren - 1971 - 222 pages
...in his eastern tent ! " Amen : So mote it be. So prays your friend. 1854. The Barefoot Boy Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan...thee joy, — I was once a barefoot boy! Prince thou art, — the grown-up man Only is republican. Let the million-dollared ride! Barefoot, trudging at... | |
 | Poetry - 1982 - 348 pages
...greet us? Home is sweet- -and only sweet- Where there's one we love to meet us! Charles Swain Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!...pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes; With thy red lips , redder still Kissed by strawberries on the hill; With the sunshine on thy face, Through thy... | |
 | Donald Hall - American poetry - 1985 - 266 pages
...The Barefoot Boy Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan! With thy tumed-up pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes; With thy...thee joy,— I was once a barefoot boy! Prince thou art,— the grown-up man Only is republican. Let the million-dollared ride! Barefoot, trudging at his... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...way: Of all hard things to bear and grin, The hardest is knowing you're taken in. The Barefoot Boy And thy merry whistled tunes; With thy red lip, redder...thy torn brim's jaunty grace; From my heart I give theejoy, — I was once a barefoot boy! Prince thou art, — the grown-up man Only is republican. Let... | |
 | James Russell Kincaid - Family & Relationships - 1998 - 372 pages
...protection that is ripping our children to shreds. 4. Home Alone with the Adorable Child Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!...redder still, Kissed by strawberries on the hill! —John Greenleaf Whittier, "The Barefoot Boy" I said to her, "And bring the poor little child. God... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...well loved for its evocation of the simple joys of country life. It was written in 1 855. Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!...thee joy, — I was once a barefoot boy! Prince thou art, — the grown-up man Only is republican. Let the million-dollared ride! Barefoot, trudging at... | |
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