 | Poetry Book, Poetry book - 1856 - 136 pages
...BATTLE OF BLENHEIM. IT was a summer evening, Old Kaspar's work was done, And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun ; And by him sported on the...skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " 1 find them in the garden, For there's many here about; And often when I go to plough, " Now tell... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 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,"...when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ; 70 For many thousand men," said he, " Were slain in the great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...great victory ! THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM. 13 " I find them in the garden, For there's many here ahout ; And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns...that great victory ! ' " Now, tell us what 'twas all ahout," Young Petcrkin he cries ;a And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting 4 eyes ; " Now... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...from the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural aigh, "'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell...great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas all about," Youug Veterkin, he cries : While little Wilhelmine looks up, With wonder-waiting eyes ; " Now tell... | |
 | Amusing poetry - 1857 - 266 pages
...Casper 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," Toung Peterkin he cries ; And little Wilhelmine... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 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 thousand men,"... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1857 - 432 pages
...Caspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his heail, And with a natural sigh : "Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said...the great 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... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1857 - 300 pages
..."Who stood expectant by ; And then the old man shook his head, And heaved 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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...with a natural sigh, " 'T is 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 plow, The plowshare turns them out! For many thousand men," said he, " Were slain in that great victory:"... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...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," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. 4. " I find them in the garden; For there are maiiy there about; And often, when I go to plow, The... | |
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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. 
