And children coming home from school, Look in at the open door ; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. Perennial Flowers - Page 1021843 - 172 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1844 - 454 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat, and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming...school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the naming forge, Aid hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly, Like chaff from a threshing... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 576 pages
...him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton tinging the old kirk chimes When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton tinging the old kirk chimes When the evening aun is low. And children coming home from school Look...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 560 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the old kirk chimes When the evening aun is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door j They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that... | |
| 1841 - 744 pages
...swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, — Like a sexton ringing the old kirk-chimes, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...school Look in at the open door; They love to see the naming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.... | |
| Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Books - 1842 - 610 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun is low. And children coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun is low. And children coming...the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And cateh the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the chureh,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
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