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
| Leverett Samuel Lyon, A. Marie Butler - 1927 - 628 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. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft white... | |
| Melvin Everett Haggerty - 1927 - 586 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... | |
| Leverett Samuel Lyon, A. Marie Butler - 1927 - 600 Seiten
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hands 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 - 1879 - 372 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...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. 3. The rich man's son inherits wants, His stomach craves for dainty fare; With sated heart, he hears... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1898 - 516 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...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. A hardy frame, a hardier... | |
| Elia Wilkinson Peattie - 1903 - 252 Seiten
...break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares; And soft, white hands could scarcely earn A living that would serve his turn ; A heritage,...inherits wants, His stomach craves for dainty fare; iWlth sated heart he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy... | |
| Milo Burdette Hillegas, Thomas Henry Briggs - 1927 - 588 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...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;... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 798 Seiten
...bank may break, flie faetory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands eould hardly earn A living that would serve his turn; A heritage, it seems to me, One searee would wish to hold in fee. The rieh man's son inherits wants, His stomaeh eraves for dainty... | |
| 1923 - 558 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;... | |
| 1905 - 34 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 spirit;... | |
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