 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
 | Missions - 1865 - 404 pages
...wall'd 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 !...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. Juvenile -Missionary Herald. AUGUST. BAPTISM AT FUH-CHAU. THE Society's Mission in China comprises... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Readers and speakers - 1865 - 300 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. 3. A dreamer dropped a random* thought; 'twas old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain,... | |
 | Missions - 1866 - 400 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 And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 588 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, 'T was old, and yet 't was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But... | |
 | Richard Edwards - Elocution - 1867 - 510 pages
...walled it in and hung with care, A ladle to the brink, — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo ! the...thousand parching tongues, \ And saved a life beside. \ 3. A dreamer dropped a random thought ; \ 'Twas old and yet 'twas new,— A simple fancy of the brain,... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 586 pages
...might turn ; He walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brinkHe thought not of the deed he did, He passed again ; and, lo ! the well, By summers never...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'T was old, and yet 't was new — s A simple fancy of the brain,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...; He walled it in and hung with care, A ladle to the brink, — He thought not of the deed he did, He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. 3. A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'Twas old and yet 'twas new,— A simple fancy of the brain,... | |
 | American Tract Society - American literature - 1868 - 172 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 ! the...thousand 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... | |
 | Richard Edwards, John Russell Webb - Readers - 1868 - 510 pages
...walled it in and hung with care, A ladle to the brink, — •' He thought not of the deed he did, He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never...thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside. 3. A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'Twas old and yet 'twas new,— A simple fancy of the hrain,... | |
 | Edgar Mortimer Levy - History - 1869 - 160 pages
...PART VII. *' GROWTH FROM EFFORT 133 THE BAPTIST CITY MISSION NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. f irgt. ORIGIN. ' A nameless man amid a crowd That thronged the daily mart, Let fall the words of hope and love, Unstudied from the heart. A whisper on the tumult thrown, A transitory... | |
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