 | 1851 - 608 páginas
...mother kiss'd me here, My father prees'd my hand : I ask thee with n tear To let that old oak stand. ' That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, Say, wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke, Touch not its earth-bound ties ; Oh !... | |
 | George Pope Morris - 1852 - 138 páginas
...sheltcr'd me, And I'll protect it now. 'Tvvas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not !...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh spare that aged oak,... | |
 | 1852 - 348 páginas
...kiss'd me here, My father press'd my hand : 1 ask thee with a tear To let that old oak stand. in. " That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, , Say, wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke, Touch not its earth-bound ties j Oh... | |
 | 1853 - 456 páginas
...I'll pro-tect it now. 'Twas my fore - fa - ther's hand That %=SPï plac'd it near his cot ;— There, woodman, let it stand, — Thy axe shall harm it not....Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, — Ah ! wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke — Cut not its earth-bound ties ;... | |
 | George Pope Morris - 1853 - 422 páginas
...forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not ! u. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thon hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke 1 Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged... | |
 | George W. Henry - 1853 - 528 páginas
...protect it now. T was my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; While I Ve a hand to save, Thine axe shall harm it not. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Has spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hack it down ? Woodman, thy stroke forbear, Cut not... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 páginas
...near his cot; Therc, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall härm it not! That old familiär tree, Whosc glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And...it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its eartli-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! When but an idle boy I sought... | |
 | 1855 - 560 páginas
...any member of his family.— ED. USR 'Twos my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm -it not....renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? 'Woodman, forbear thy ttrdke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh ! spare that aged oak,... | |
 | N. Brittan, L. H. Sherwood - 1855 - 400 páginas
...forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, Woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. 2. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, Say, would'st thou hack it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke; Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare... | |
 | 1856 - 518 páginas
...sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot ; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not !...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak,... | |
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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... 
