 Whose beard descending swept his aged breast ; The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds or...  Life and Times of the Right Hon. John Bright - Sayfa 58William Robertson (of Rochdale.) tarafından - 1877 - 521 sayfaTam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 432 sayfa
...soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire and talked the night away, — Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. :-'-V YORK :...'- FJOi-ARV . JY. Pleased with his guests the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot... | |
 | National reading books - 1872 - 264 sayfa
...broken soldier, kindly bid to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won ; Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 sayfa
...broken soldier, kindly bid to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless... | |
 | Lurton Dunham Ingersoll - 1873 - 754 sayfa
...operations of the Presidential canvass were chiefly devoted to war. Many an orator " Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won." Many another stump hack made " that same old speech " which, during the exciting time of war, had aroused... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 sayfa
...broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o 'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ;... | |
 | Dawn - 1874 - 340 sayfa
...broken soldier, kindly bid to stay, Sat by his fire and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe :... | |
 | 1874 - 524 sayfa
...restrain themselves from following the example of Goldsmith's old soldier that, " Wept o'er hi* wounds, or tales of sorrow done. Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won.'1 The remarks of the presiding officer, who has kindly yielded to our request in writing them... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 sayfa
...broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guest s, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ;... | |
 | David Richard Porter - 1911 - 292 sayfa
...broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ;... | |
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