| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 434 halaman
...board. And every voice in the room echoed " there must," my own involuntarily swelling the chorus. " Ay, there must, and that full soon," said the grey-headed...hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what you will — And here's a ready hand To ply the needful tool, And skilled enough by lessons rough In... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 halaman
...board. And every voice in the room echoed " there must," my own involuntarily swelling the chorus. " Ay, there must, and that full soon," said the grey-headed...hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what you will — And here's a ready hand To ply the needful tool, And skilled enough by lessons rough In... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 164 halaman
...the earth ; To make such humble meals As honest labour can, A bone and a, crust, with a grace to God, A spade ' a rake ! a hoe ! A pickaxe, or a bill !...reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what ye will — Whatever the tool to ply, Here is a willing drudge, With muscle and limb, and woe to him Who does... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1846 - 672 halaman
...board. And every voice in the room echoed " there must," my own involuntarily swelling the chorus. " Ay, there must, and that full soon," said the grey-headed...hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what you will — And here's a ready hand To ply the needful tool, And skilled enough by lessons rough In... | |
| Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 halaman
...humble meals As honest labor can, A bone and a crust, with a grace to God, And little thanks to man ! A spade ! a rake ! a hoe ! A pickaxe, or a bill !...reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what ye will — Whatever the tool to ply, Here is a willing drudge, With muscle and limb — and wo to him Who... | |
| Henry Clapp - 1846 - 228 halaman
...beginning to relax her persecutions,—and open her doors. THE LAY OF THE LABORER. BY THOMAS HOOD. A spade! a rake! a hoe! A pickaxe, or a bill! A hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what you will— And here's a ready hand To ply the needful tool, And skill enough by lessons rough In labor's... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1849 - 430 halaman
...sad air, began a rude song, the composition, probably, of some provincial poet of his own class, tbe rest of the party joining occasionally in a verse...hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what you will — And here's a ready hand To ply the needful tool, And skilled enough by lessons rough In... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1849 - 424 halaman
...humble meals As honest labor can, A bone and a crust, with a grace to God, And little thanks to man! A spade! a rake! a hoe ! A pickaxe, or a bill! A hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, i • —= --___-___ A flail, or what ye will— Whatever the tool to ply, Here is a willing drudge,... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1851 - 430 halaman
...swelling the chorus. " Ay, there must, and that full soon," said the grey-headed man in fustian, with au upward appealing look, as if through the smoky clouds...hook to reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what you will — And here's a ready hand To ply the needful tool, And skilled enough by lessons rough In... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 halaman
...The bolt in its crooked path, To strike the miser's rick, and show The skies blood-red with wrath. A spade ! a rake ! a hoe ! A pickaxe, or a bill !...reap, or a scythe to mow, A flail, or what ye will — The corn to thrash, or the hedge to plash, The market-team to drive, Or mend the fence by the cover... | |
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