| John Raymond Howard - 1905 - 350 páginas
...thou hew it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak 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... | |
| Jeannette Leonard Gilder - 1910 - 330 páginas
...forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies. 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, And let... | |
| Augustus White Long - 1905 - 374 páginas
...thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak 15 Now towering to the skies ! 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... | |
| Francis Fisher Browne - 1906 - 548 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! 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... | |
| 1906 - 432 páginas
...forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! 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... | |
| Ellen Reiff - 1906 - 260 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh; spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies. 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... | |
| Katherine Devereux Blake, Georgia Alexander - 1906 - 106 páginas
...thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; 10 Oh, spare that aged oak Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy, I 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... | |
| 1907 - 372 páginas
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! 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 handForgive this foolish tear, But let that... | |
| Lizzie E. Wooster, Lorraine Elizabeth Wooster - 1907 - 328 páginas
...forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak Now towering to the skies ! 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... | |
| Indiana. State Board of Forestry - 1907 - 384 páginas
...forbear thy stroke, Cut not its earth-bound ties. Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! 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 the foolish tear; But... | |
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