 A little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, where weary men might turn; He walled it in, and hung with care a ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink.  Songs - Page 7by Charles Mackay - 1855 - 108 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo! the well, by summers never dried, Had...parching tongues, and saved a life beside. A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'twas old, and yet 'twas new; A simple fancy of the brain, but strong in... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 pages
...ladle at the brink ; He thought not of the deed he did, , But judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'Twas old, and yet 'twas... | |
 | Education - 1850 - 780 pages
...ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo ! the well, By summers never dried,...parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'T was old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - Society of Friends - 1851 - 842 pages
...ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo ! the well, By summers never dried,...parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - English poetry - 1852 - 356 pages
...the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. LIFE. He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never dried,...parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'Twas old and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - Education - 1852 - 406 pages
...ladle on the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, But judg'd that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo ! the well, By summers never dried,...thousand parching tongues, An'd saved a life beside. A nameless man, amid a crowd That thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - Poetry - 1853 - 408 pages
...wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judg'd that toil might drink. He pass'd again — and lo...a life beside ! A dreamer dropp'da random thought ; 'T was old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone... | |
 | Scottish ballads and songs - 1854 - 606 pages
...wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judg'd that toil might drink. He pass'd again — and lo...A dreamer dropp'da random thought ; 'Twas old, and }*et was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial mind,... | |
 | 1854 - 420 pages
...ladle on the brink ; — He thought not of the deed he did, But jndged that toil might drink. He passed again; and, lo ! the well, By summers never dried,...parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new, — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong... | |
 | 1855 - 786 pages
...judged that toil might drink. Ho pasd'J again : and, lo ! the well, By summers never dried, Had cool'd ten thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside....dreamer dropp'da random thought ; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new ; A simple faney of the brain, But strong in being true : It shone upon a genial mind, And,... | |
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