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" O yes, fair sirs," the rascal laughed And his voice rang free and glad, " An idle man has so much to do That he never has time to be sad. "
Stories of Childhood & Nature - Page 193
by Elizabeth Virginia Brown - 1905
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Poems

John Hay - American poetry - 1890 - 286 pages
...both bemoaned their lot ; For one had buried his wife, he said, And the other one had not. At last as they came to a village gate, A beggar lay whistling...Heaven save you, friend ! You seem to be happy to-day." " O yes, fair sirs," the rascal laughed And his voice rang free and glad, " An idle man has so much...
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Hoekzema's Gleanings from English Poetry

David Hoekzema - English poetry - 1893 - 368 pages
...sit, And both bemoaned their lot: For one had buried his wife, he said, And the other one had not. At last they came to a village gate, A beggar lay...rolled On the grass in the soft June air. The weary courtiers paused and looked At the scamp so blithe and gay; And one of them said , "Heaven save you...
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Popular American readings in prose and verse, ed. by R. Ford

Robert Ford - 1893 - 148 pages
...sit, And both bemoaned their lot ; For one had buried his wife, he said, And the other one had not. At last they came to a village gate, A beggar lay...there ! He whistled, and sang, and laughed, and rolled The weary courtiers paused and looked At the scamp so blithe and gay ; And one of them said, " Heaven...
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Recitations for the Social Circle

James Clarence Harvey - English language - 1896 - 346 pages
...roadside sit, And both bemoaned their lot; For one had buried his wife he said, And the other one had not. At last they came to a village gate; A beggar lay...gay, And one of them said, " Heaven save you, friend, Yon seem to be happy to-day." " Oh yes, fair sirs," the rascal laughed, And his voice rang free and...
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Publications of the Catholic Truth Society, Volume 3

1896 - 266 pages
...bemoaned their lot; For one had buried his wife, he said, And the other one had not. At last they came to village gate, A beggar lay whistling there ! He whistled,...rolled On the grass in the soft June air. The weary courtiers paused and looked At the scamp so blithe and gay; And one of them said, "Heaven save you,...
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American Humourists: Recent and Living

Robert Ford - American literature - 1897 - 340 pages
...sit, And both bemoaned their lot ; For one had buried his wife, he said, And the other one had not. At last they came to a village gate, A beggar lay...rolled On the grass in the soft June air. The weary courtiers paused and looked At the scamp so blithe and gay ; And one of them said, " Heaven save you,...
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Golden Number: A Book of Verse for Youth

Mrs. Kate Douglas (Smith) Wiggins, Nora Archibald Smith - American poetry - 1916 - 784 pages
...Man. • • • • * Wide o'er the realm the couriers rode, In Merry And fast their horses ran, Mood And many they saw, and to many they spoke, ^ But they...Heaven save you, friend! You seem to be happy to-day." " O yes, fair Sirs," the rascal laughed, And his voice rang free and glad ; " An idle man has so much...
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Golden Numbers: Poems for Children and Young People

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith - American poetry - 1902 - 772 pages
...couriers rode, In Merry And fast their horses ran, Mood And many they saw, and to many they spoke, <f But they found no Happy Man. They found poor men who...Heaven save you, friend! You seem to be happy to-day." *' O yes, fair Sirs," the rascal laughed, And his voice rang free and glad ; " An idle man has so much...
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Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith - American poetry - 1902 - 780 pages
...couriers rode, In Merry And fast their horses ran, Mood And many they saw, and to many they spoke, <f But they found no Happy Man. They found poor men who...Heaven save you, friend ! You seem to be happy to-day." O ves, fair Sirs," the rascal laughed, And his voice rang free and glad ; " An idle man has so much...
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Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth

American poetry - 1902 - 778 pages
...couriers rode, In Merry And fast their horses ran, Mood And many they saw, and to many they spoke, 4} But they found no Happy Man. They found poor men who...couriers paused and looked At the scamp so blithe and gay ; A nd one of them said, " Heaven save you, friend ! You seem to be happy to-day." " O yes, fair Sirs,"...
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