The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft white hands could hardly earn A living that would serve his turn ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell - Seite 13von James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 507 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 648 Seiten
...that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old : A heritage, it seems to me. One would not care to hold in fee. * The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, Some breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands would hardly earn A living that would... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 308 Seiten
...And tender flesh that fears the cold. Nor dares to wear a garment old ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's...would serve his turn ; A heritage, it seems to me, The rich man's son inherits wants, His stomach craves for dainty fare ; With sated heart, he hears... | |
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 Seiten
...fears the cold ; 5 Nor dares to wear a garment old : A heritage, it seems to me, One would not care to hold in fee : The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn ; 10 Some breath may burst his bubble shares ; And soft, white hands would hardly earn A living that... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 584 Seiten
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easychair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. What doth the poor man's son inherit ? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1844 - 574 Seiten
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easychair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. " What doth the poor man's son inherit? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier... | |
| 1872 - 812 Seiten
...And tender flesh that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old : A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's...hands could hardly earn A living that would serve hia turn: A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits... | |
| Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 Seiten
...that fears the cold, Nor (¡ares lo wear a garment old ; A heri'age it seems to me, One would not care to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares. The bank may break, the factory burn, ¡Some breath may burst his bubble shares And soli while hands would scarcely earn A living that would... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 Seiten
...would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory bum, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white...rich man's son inherits wants. His stomach craves for dainly fare ; With sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies... | |
| 1856 - 518 Seiten
...that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old ; A heritage, it seems to me, One would not care to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares. The bank may break, the factory burn, Some breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft white hands would scarcely earn A living that would... | |
| Charles Northend - 1856 - 276 Seiten
...that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old ; A heritage, it seems to me, One would not care to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares. The bank may break, the factory burn, Some breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft white hands would scarcely earr. A living that would... | |
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