 That murmurs from his pumpkin-leaf trombone, Conspire to teach the boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or, if his father lives upon the...  United States Magazine of Science, Art, Manufactures, Agriculture, Commerce ... - Page 2171857Full view - About this book
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...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His windmill, raised the passing broezi- to win. His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin. Or, if his father live? upon the shore, You'll see his ship, " beam ends upon the floor," Full rigged, with raking masts,... | |
 | Litchfield County (Conn.) - Litchfield (Conn.) - 1851 - 226 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel that turns upon a pin ; Or...launch. Thus by his genius and his jack-knife driven, Ee're long he'll solve you any problem given ; — Make any gim-crack, musical or mute, A plow, a coach,... | |
 | Litchfield County (Conn.) - Litchfield (Conn.) - 1851 - 440 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win ? His water-wheel that turns upon a pin; Or...launch. Thus by his genius and his jack-knife driven, Ee're long he'll solve you any problem given;—. Make any gim-crack, musical or mute, A plow, a coach,... | |
 | 1851 - 396 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or...his father lives upon the shore, You'll see his ship " beam's end upon the floor," Full rigged, with raking masts and timbers staunch, And waiting near... | |
 | Periodicals - 1852 - 628 pages
...To these succeed His bow. his arrow of н feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing brt-eze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or...shore. You'll see his ship, 'beam-ends upon the floor,' Full rigged, with raking masts and limbers staunch, And waiting* ш'яг the wa.sh*tub, for a launch.... | |
 | Periodicals - 1852 - 652 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow. his arrow of a feathered reed, His wina-miU, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or...father lives upon the shore, You'll see his ship, lbeam-«nds upon the floor,' Full rigged, with raking masts and timbers staunch, And waiting, near... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or, if his father lives upon the shore, You 'll see his ship, " beam ends upon the floor," Full rigged, with raking masts, and timbers staunch,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or, if his father lives upon the shore, You 'll see his ship, " beam ends upon the floor," Full rigged, with raking masts, and timbers staunch,... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1852 - 400 pages
...boy. To this succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or if his father live upon the shore, You'll see his ship, " beam ends upon the floor," Full-rigged, with raking masts,... | |
 | Humorous recitations - 1853 - 404 pages
...boy. To these succeed His bow, his arrow of a feathered reed, His wind-mill, raised the passing breeze to win, His water-wheel, that turns upon a pin ; Or,...father lives upon the shore. You'll see his ship, "beam ends upon the floor," Full rigged with raking masts, and timbers staunch, And waiting, near the... | |
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