 The Judge looked back as he climbed the hill, And saw Maud Muller standing still. "A form more fair, a face more sweet, Ne'er hath it been my lot to meet. "And her modest answer and graceful air Show her wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were...  Putnam's Monthly - Page 281857Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...answer and graceful air, Show her wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were mine, and I to-day, Like her a harvester of hay : " No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs, And weary lawyers with endless tongues, " But low of cattle and song of birds, And health of quiet... | |
 | William Cox Bennett - 1870 - 202 pages
...answer and graceful air, Show her wise and good as she is fair, " Would she were mine, and I to-day, . Like her, a harvester of hay ; " No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs, And weary lawyers with endless tongues, " But low of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...answer and graceful air Show her wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were mine, and I to-day, pirit he loves remains ; And I sister, proud and cold, And his mother, vain of her rank and gold. So, closing his heart, the Judge... | |
 | American poetry - 1871 - 210 pages
...answer and graceful niiShow her wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were mine, mid I to-day, Like her, a harvester of hay. " No doubtful balance...and quiet, and loving words." But he thought of his sister, proud and cold, And his mother, vain of her rank and gold. So, closing his heart, the Judge... | |
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - English poetry - 1871 - 484 pages
...answer and graceful air Show her wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were mine, and I to-day, Like her, a harvester of hay. " No doubtful balance...and quiet, and loving words." But he thought of his sister, proud and cold, And his mother, vain of her rank and gold. So, closing his heart, the Judge... | |
 | H. R. Schermerhorn - Elocution - 1871 - 124 pages
...it been my lot to meet. 26. "Would she were mine, and I to-day, Like her, a harvester of hay : 27. "No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs, Nor weary lawyers with endless tongues, 28. "But low of cattle and song of birds, And health, and quiet, and loving words." 29. But he thought... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1871 - 410 pages
...good as she is fair. 26. " Would she were mine, and I to-day, Like her, a harvester of hay ; 27. " No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs, Nor weary lawyers with endless tongues, 28. " But low of cattle and song of birds, And health, and quiet, and loving words." 29. But he thought... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 196 pages
...answer and graceful air, Show her wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were mine, and I to-day Like her a harvester of hay : " No doubtful balance of rights and wrongs, And weary lawyers with endless tongues, " But low of cattle and song of birds, And health of quiet... | |
 | Mary Linskill - North Riding of Yorkshire (England) - 1871 - 330 pages
...his grave with daisies ? I grew restless. I longed to be amongst them all again ; longed for the — Low of cattle and song of birds, And health and quiet and kindly words; VOL. ii. 34 to be relieved from the burden of the obtrusive hospitality which I received... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...wise and good as she is fair. " Would she were mine, and I to-day, Like lier, a harvester of hay. " Xo at like a fate, and watched the flying thread. She had known Sorrow. He had walked with oft cattle, and song of birds, And health, and quiet, and loving words." But he thought of his sister,... | |
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