I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age, Away with learning's crown, Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's fount... A Little of Everything - Página 153por Edward Verrall Lucas - 1912 - 239 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1858 - 598 páginas
...PANCAKE, JD " DAVID A. BRENTON, " Bro. CHARLES CHENY, Tyler. THE OLD MAN DREAMS.* UB ©. in. noimti. 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-haired king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's... | |
| 1858 - 518 páginas
...sunshine that hangs such rhymes as these by Holmes, which around its summit — THE OLD MAN DREAMS. O for one hour of youthful joy! * Give back my twentieth...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a grey-beard king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of agel Away with learning's crown! Tear out life's wisdom-written... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 346 páginas
...DE SAUTT." THE OLD MAN DEEAMS. 0 POK one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! 1 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1864 - 444 páginas
...DE SAUTY." THE OLD MAN DREAMS. FOR one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, One moment... | |
| Lydia Maria Child - 1865 - 482 páginas
...DREAMS. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. OFOR one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash... | |
| Lydia Maria Child - 1865 - 478 páginas
...DREAMS. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. OFOR one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash... | |
| Joseph Edwin Frobisher - 1867 - 276 páginas
...that settlemint davyto the widow I'll say, Mrs. Flannegan here is your pig ! " THE OLD MAN DREAMS. 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth...bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age 1 Away with learning's crown 1 Tear out life's wisdom- written page, And dash... | |
| 1869 - 310 páginas
...— erump ! THE OLD MAN DREAMS. OFOR one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I 'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1870 - 244 páginas
...in every seam, and its pockets are full of inspiration. — Now hear the verses. THE OLD MAN DREAMS. Oh, for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth...bright-haired boy, Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age, Away with learning's crown, Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1872 - 246 páginas
...umbrageous clump, — Depart, — be off, — excede, — evade, — crump ! THE OLD MAN DREAMS. /^\H, for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth...bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written pnge, And dash... | |
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