 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
 | 1904 - 538 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,...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... | |
 | Charles Peters - 1904 - 360 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 inherit ? Wishes o'erjoyed with humble things, A rank adjudged by toil-won merit, Content... | |
 | 1904 - 772 Seiten
...sated heart he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies iu 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;... | |
 | Lewis Henry Jones - 1904 - 328 Seiten
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy-chair; 5 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 - 1904 - 364 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 - 256 Seiten
...inherits soft white hands, And tender flesh that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old ; 5 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, 10 And soft white... | |
 | Anna E. McGovern - 1905 - 388 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;... | |
 | 1905 - 120 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 would serve his turn. James Russell Lowell. Every man likes to make money. Even clergymen find it their duty to accept a... | |
 | Inez Nellie Canfield McFee - 1905 - 614 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;... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Katherine Bowditch Owens, Jennie Freeborn Owens - 1906 - 374 Seiten
...son inherits cares ; 15 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 1 Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
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