I saw him once before, As he passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound, As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By the Crier on his... Little Classics - Page 117edited by - 1875Full view - About this book
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...resound As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By the Crier on his round But now he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn As he shakes his feeble head... | |
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...resound As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. Chey say that in his prime, Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By...he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn, And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if he said, ' They are gone.' :The mossy... | |
| Periodicals - 1836 - 706 pages
...ground With bis саде. * They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut htm itm-, ii, Not a better man was found By the Crier on his round...he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn, And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if ho said, 'They are gone." ' The mossy... | |
| American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...his cane. " They say that in his prime. Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better nun was found By the Crier on his round Through the town....he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn, And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if he said, ' They are gone.' " The mossy... | |
| Periodicals - 1836 - 676 pages
...саце. ' They say that in his prime, Ere the рпшшц knifo of Tinto Cut aim down. Not a bettor man was found By the Crier on his round Through the town. ' Rut now ho walks the street!, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn, And he shakes h ¡я feeble... | |
| Animals - 1839 - 204 pages
...totters o'er the ground With his cane. " They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning-knife of Tune Cut him down, Not a better man was found, By the Crier...' " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom ; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...o'er the ground With his cane. THE LAST LEAF. 135 They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By...he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn ; And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if he said "They are gone," The mossy marbles... | |
| American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...resound As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By...he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn ; And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said " They are gone." The mossy... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...resound As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By...he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets So forlorn ; And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said, "They are gone." The mossy... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1845 - 538 pages
...resound As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the priming-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By...But now he walks the streets, And he looks at all he mrcts So forlorn ; And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said, "They are gone." The... | |
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