 | William Hone - 1825
...May. A branch of May we have brought you, Ami at your door it stands, It is but a sprout, But it's well budded Out ' By the work of our Lord's hands....green, As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered them \ With his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826
...MayA branch of May we have brought you, And at y oui door it stands, It is but a sprout, But it's welt budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges...green As green as any leek. Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | William Hone - 1826
...MayA. hr»ncn ot May we have brought you. And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout. But it's and son fairly set down to the mess, and never left off till thtyhad despatched gr?»a As green as any leek. Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. The... | |
 | William Hone - Calendars - 1868
...of MayA bnncn of May we hare brought you. And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so gwn As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered tie« With his heavenly dew so sweet. The... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830
...of MayA hrancti ol May we have brought yon, And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The...green As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835
...day. And now returned back again We have brought you a branch of M.iy It is but a sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so gr*rn As green as any leek. Our heavenly Father He watered then» With his heavenly dew so sweet. The... | |
 | William Hone - 1837
...this day, And now returned back again We have brought you a branch of May It is but a sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so grnn As green as any leek. Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. The... | |
 | William Hone - 1839
...of MayA brancn ol May we have brought yon, And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout. But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. The hedges and trees they are so grrtn As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered Jhem WUh his heavenly dew so sweet. The... | |
 | 1848
...May. "A braneh of May we have brought you, And at your door it stands, It is but a sprout, But it's well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. "...green, As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. " The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1848
...your door it stands, It is but a sprout, But it's veil budded out By the work of our Lord's hand«. " The hedges and trees they are so green, As green as any leek, Our heavenly Father He watered them With his heavenly dew so sweet. " The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten... | |
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With His heavenly dew so sweet. The heavenly gates are open wide, Our paths are beaten plain, And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower, We are here to-day and gone to-morrow, And... 
