 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. He...  The Rhode Island Educational Magazine - Page 133edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 164 pages
...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. He passed again — and, lo...well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues, THE PRIMARY STANDARD SPEAKER. ' ' If they fall, we fall with them." OUR, DUTIES AS... | |
 | Elizabeth Dana - Poetry - 1858 - 228 pages
...A ladle at the brink — &Ie thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. ifle passed again, — and lo, the well, By summers never...<Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, And saved aiife beside. A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1858 - 776 pages
...deed he did, „But judged that toil. might drink. Ее passed again — and lo, the well, By summer never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'Twas old, and yet wr.s new — A simple fancy of the brain, But... | |
 | Anna Letitia Waring - Christian poetry, English - 1860 - 108 pages
...walled it in, and hung with care t\ ladle at the brink : He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again ; and lo !...thousand 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... | |
 | Anna Letitia Waring - Christian poetry, English - 1860 - 106 pages
...issue great, A watch-fire on the hill, It sheds its radiance far adown, And cheers the valley still ! A nameless man amid a crowd That thronged the daily...Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied, from the heart : A whisper on the tumult thrown, — A transitory breath, — It raised a brother from the... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - Folk songs - 1861 - 540 pages
...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. He passed again — and lo...thousand 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... | |
 | Quotations - 1861 - 356 pages
...we can; Blessed the Christian man Who on life's shore seeks those Dying of soul decay. Miss MULOUH. A nameless man, amid a crowd That thronged the daily...Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied, from the heart; A whisper on the tumult thrown, A transitory breath. It raised a brother from the dust,... | |
 | Levi K. Coonley - Hymns, English - 1864 - 236 pages
...lost its way Amid the grass and fern ; A passing stranger scooped a well Where weary men might turn. 4 He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. 5 A nameless man amid a crowd That thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied... | |
 | London missionary society - 1864 - 1116 pages
...wall'd it in, and hung with euro A ladle at its brink ; He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and, lo ! the well, By Rummers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. Juvenile JTtishnary... | |
 | Children in literature - 1865 - 276 pages
...walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at its brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo! the...amid a ' crowd, That thronged the daily mart, Let fell the words of hope and love, Unstudied from the heart. A whisper on the tumult thrown, A transitory... | |
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