 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 North American Review - Seite 298herausgegeben von - 1844Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Constance E. Plumptre - 1898 - 397 Seiten
...he inherits soft white hands 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. " What doth the poor man's son inherit ? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier... | |
 | 1898
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy chair ; 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... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1899 - 656 Seiten
...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...he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms hare, And wearies in his easy-chair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in... | |
 | Indiana. State Board of Agriculture - 1899
...man's BOD inherits cares: The bank may break, the factory buró, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft white hands could hardly earn A living that...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:... | |
 | 1899
...inherits soft white hands, 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. What doth the poor man's son inherit? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
 | 1899 - 304 Seiten
...inherits soft white hands, 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. What doth the poor man's son inherit? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
 | Katharine H. Shute - 1899 - 239 Seiten
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy-chair ; 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... | |
 | 1900 - 411 Seiten
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy chair; 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;... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1901
...sated heart he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy-chair ; 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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1901 - 352 Seiten
...sated heart he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy-chair ; 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... | |
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