 Would she were mine, and I to-day, Like her, a harvester of hay : "No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs, Nor weary lawyers with endless tongues, " But low of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and loving words.  The Loves and Heroines of the Poets - Page 472edited by - 1861 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1855 - 846 pages
...of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and loving words." But he thought of his sister, proud and cold, And his mother, vain of her rank and...smiled that afternoon, When he hummed in court an old love tune ; And the young girl mused beside the well, Till the rain on the unraked clover fell. He... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - Reformers - 1855 - 440 pages
...of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and loving words." But he thought of his sister, proud and cold, And his mother, vain of her rank and...the well, Till the rain on the unraked clover fell. He wedded a wife of richest dower, Who lived for fashion as he for power. Yet oft, in his marble hearth's... | |
 | 1857 - 686 pages
...cattle and song of birds, And health, and quiet, and loving words.' "But he thought of his sisters, proud and cold, And his mother vain of her rank and...afternoon, When he hummed in court an old love-tune. 28 29 " And the young girl mused beside the well, Till the rain ou the uiirnkcd clover fell. u He wedded... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 694 pages
...proud and cold, And his mother Tain of her rank and gold. '• So, closing his heart, the Judge rnde on, And Maud was left in the field alone. " But the...smiled that afternoon, When he hummed in court an old love-tane. " And the young girl mused beside the well, Till the raiu on the unmked clover full. " He... | |
 | 1857 - 678 pages
...cattle and song of birds. And health, and quiet, and loving words/ " But he thought of his sisters, proud and cold, And his mother vain of her rank and gold. " So, closing hie heart, the Judge rode on, And Maud was left in tho field nlone. " But the lawyers smiled that afternoon,... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - American literatue - 1857 - 390 pages
...cattle, and song of birds, And health, and quiet, and loving words." Then he thought of his sister, proud and cold, And his mother, vain of her rank and gold. JG WnrrnKR. "WHAT a remarkably pretty girl Mrs. Barton has for a nursery maid," said Mrs. .Yernon to... | |
 | 1858 - 882 pages
...of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and loving words." But he thought of his sisters proud and cold, And his mother vain of her rank and...young girl mused beside the well, Till the rain on the unrakcd clover fell. He wedded a wife of richest dower, Who lived for fashion, as he for power. Yet... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 pages
...of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and loving words." But he thought of his sisters proud and cold, And his mother vain of her rank and...afternoon, When he hummed in court an old love-tune ; WHITTIER. He wedded a wife of richest dower, Who lived for fashion, as he for power. Yet oft, in... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and loving words." Bnt he thonght of his sisters prond and cold, And his mother vain of her rank and gold. So, closing his heart, the Jndge rode on, And Mand was left in the field alone. Bnt the lawyers smiled that afternoon, When he... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...cattle and song of birds, And health,' and quiet, and loving words." But he thought of his sisters proud and cold, And his mother vain of her rank and gold. 60, closing his heart, the Judge rode on, And Maud was left in the field alone. But the lawyers smiled... | |
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