 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1855 - 690 pages
...renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down Î Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters play'd.... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Ob, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ;...all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. Sly mother kissed me here ; Sly father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that... | |
 | Readers - 1856 - 518 pages
...and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played.... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 816 pages
...and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! When but nn idle boy I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played.... | |
 | George W. Henry - Hymns, English - 1857 - 284 pages
...Woodman, thy stroke forbear, Cut not its earth-bound tie ; O spare the aged oak, Now towering to the sky. When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters play'd ; My mother kiss'd me here, My father press'd my hand : Forgive this foolish tear, But let the... | |
 | Howard Paul - American ballads and songs - 1857 - 144 pages
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh ! spare that aged oak, Now tow'ring to the skies ! When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters play'd. My mother kiss'd me here, My father press'd my hand ; I ask it with a tear, — Oh ! let that... | |
 | Worthy Putnam - Elocution - 1858 - 420 pages
...forbear thy stroke ! Cut not its earth-bonnd ties, Oh, spare the aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! 3. When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade, In all their gushing joy There, too, my sisters played ; My mother kissed me here — My father pressed my hand, — Forgive... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 644 pages
...and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it clown ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties ; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played.... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1859 - 802 pages
...forbear thy stroke! Cut not it« earth-bound ties ; 0, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies ! When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade;...gushing joy Here, too, my sisters played. My Mother kiss'd mo her« ; My Father pressed my band — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1859 - 422 pages
...and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke 1 Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies! 3. When but an idle boy, I sought its grateful shade ; In all their gushing joy, Here, too, my sisters... | |
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Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thou hew it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke!... 
