 | Poetry book - Children's poetry - 1854 - 152 pages
...; And then the old man shook his head, And heaved a natural sigh : " Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find...there's many here about ; And often when I go to plough, " Now tell us what 'twas all about," Young Peterkin lie cries ; And little Willielmine looks up, With... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1854 - 184 pages
...; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh — ""Pis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find...There's many here about ; And often when I go to plough, Tlie ploughshare turns them out : For many thousand men," said he, "Were slain in the great victory."... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find them in the garden, For there 's many here about ; And often, when I go to plough,...Were slain in that great victory." " Now tell us what 't was all about,5' Young Peterkin he cries ; And little Wilhelmine looks up, With wonder-waiting eyes... | |
 | American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find them in the garden, For there 's many here about ; And often, when I go to plough,...Were slain in that great victory." " Now tell us what 't was all about," Young Peterkin he cries ; And little Wilhelmine looks up, With wonder-waiting eyes... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pages
...by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find...when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ; 70 For many thousand men," said he, " Were slain in the great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...great victory ! THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM. 13 " I find them in the garden, For there's many here ahout ; And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns...that great victory ! ' " Now, tell us what 'twas all ahout," Young Petcrkin he cries ;a And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting 4 eyes ; " Now... | |
 | Poetry Book, Poetry book - 1856 - 136 pages
...heaved a natural sigh: " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " 1 find them in the garden, For there's many here about; And often when I go to plough, " Now tell us what 'twas all about," Young Peterkin he cries; And little Wilhelmine looks up, With... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory ! " I find...us what 'twas all about," Young Peterkin he cries ; And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes ; " Now tell us all about the war, And what... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural aigh, "'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find...great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas all about," Youug Veterkin, he cries : While little Wilhelmine looks up, With wonder-waiting eyes ; " Now tell... | |
 | Amusing poetry - 1857 - 266 pages
...by ; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, " Who fell in the great victory. " I find...; For many thousand men," said he, " Were slain in the great victory." " Now tell us what 'twas all about," Toung Peterkin he cries ; And little Wilhelmine... | |
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And often when I go to plough The ploughshare turns them out. For many thousand men/ said he, 'Were slain in that great victory.' 'Now tell us what 'twas all about... 
