 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, T is some poor fellow's skull, said he, Who fell in the great victory. I find them in the garden, for There 's many here about, And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out; For many thousand... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " 'Tis some poor fellow'^ scull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory." " I find them in the garden, " For there's many here ahout ; " And often when I go to plough, " The ploughshare turns them out ! " For many thousand men,"... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, 'Tis some poor fellow's skull, said he, Who fell in the great victory. 4. 1 find them in the garden, for There's many here about, And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " Tis some poor fellow's skull," said..." Who fell in the great victory. " I find them in my garden, for There's manyM here-about, And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 840 pages
...Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, "'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. 4. " I find them in the garden, For there's many here about; And often, when I go to plough, The ploughshare... | |
 | 1840 - 844 pages
...: " 'Tie some poor fellow's ekulJ,'' said be, " Who fell in the great victory ; " I find them in my garden, for " There's many here about ; " And often,...For many thousand men,'' said he, " Were slain in the great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas all about,'1 Young Peterkin he cries; And little Wilhelmine... | |
 | Henry Tyrwhitt Jones Macnamara - Peace - 1841 - 436 pages
...Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,"...victory. I find them in the garden, For there's many hereabout ; And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ! For many a thousand men,"... | |
 | Henry Tyrwhitt Jones Macnamara - Peace - 1841 - 376 pages
...boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " ' I'l- some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in...victory. I find them in the garden, For there's many hereabout ; And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ! For many a thousand men,"... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1842 - 440 pages
...old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " WTho fell in the great victory. " I find them in the garden,...us what 'twas all about," Young Peterkin he cries ; While little Wilhelmine looks up, " Now tell us all about the war, And what they kill'd each other... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - Conduct of life - 1844 - 206 pages
...Old Caspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head And with a natural sigh :— " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,"..." For many thousand men," said he, " Were slain in the great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas all about, (Young Peterkin, he cries ; And little Wilhelmine... | |
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Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by : And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh "'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, "Who fell in the great victory. 
