 A dreary place would be this earth> Were there no little people in it: The song of life would lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it...  Tales and Ballads - Strana 71podľa Caroline Howard Gilman - 1884 - Počet stránok 190Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Richard Newton - 1884 - Počet stránok 362
...I rule Athens; that child's mother rules me, and he rules his mother.' THE GOOD THAT CHILDREN DO. ' A dreary place would be this earth, Were there no...lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it ; No little forms, like bnds to grow, And make the admiring heart surrender ; No little bande, on breast... | |
 | Child life - 1884 - Počet stránok 314
...PROSE EDITED BY JOHN GEEENLEAP WHITTIER Illtnrtwttb. THE BOOK SOCIETY, T HE LITTLE PEOPLE. A UKEARY place would be this earth, Were there no little people...lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it ; No little forms, like buds to grow, And make the admiring heart surrender ; No little hands on breast... | |
 | 1884 - Počet stránok 530
...representative of childhood in that day that I have heard of. Then it is that the .iir sings to me : The song of life would lose its mirth. Were there no children to begin it. A dreary place would be this earth Wererthere no little people in it; The sterner souls would grow... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - Počet stránok 112
...is. id. is. sd. FIRST READING BOOK. Adapted to the latest Requirements of the Education Department. " A dreary place would be this earth, Were there no...lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it." CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMIT-ED: LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK & MELBOURNE'. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] IN the selection... | |
 | Edward John Hardy - 1886 - Počet stránok 332
...God in the bodies, minds, and souls of their children ! CHAPTER XVI. "WHAT is THE USE OF A CHILD?" " A dreary place would be this earth Were there no little...lose its mirth Were there no children to begin it." " I know that a sweet child is the sweetest thing in nature, not even excepting the delicate creatures... | |
 | 1916 - Počet stránok 336
...problem, And the soul's highest aim Is to "Be of Good Cheer." — Emerson. A dreary place would be his earth. Were there no little people in It; The song...of life would lose its mirth Were there no children in It. —John G. Whittier Count that day lost Whose low, descending sun, Views from thy hand No worthy... | |
 | Lina Orman Cooper - 1888 - Počet stránok 318
...week. _.. CHAPTER III. THE TRIAL ACCEPTED. " A dreary place would be this earth Were there no children in it, The song of life would lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it. No little forms, like buds to grow, And make the admiring heart surrender; No little hands on breast... | |
 | Henry Athanasius Brann - 1888 - Počet stránok 288
..."With us as the days roll oil! And how Time's unerring finger Marks the scars—though youth is gone! A dreary place would be this earth Were there no little people in it; LESSON XXIX. states juic^ listen seedg boiled trad'ed pep'per pahng chopped Ja pan' har'vests stran'ger... | |
 | 1889 - Počet stránok 332
...gifts is to be the God appointed guardian of their early years and culture. Well did our poet sing : " A dreary place would be this earth, Were there no...little people in it ; The song of life would lose its mirlh, Were there no children to begin it." — Helen B. Seymour. Original in GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. THE... | |
 | Charles Henry Waterhouse - 1890 - Počet stránok 330
...end and aim consists in romping and poking fun ? At any rate, we may rest content that it is so. " A dreary place would be this earth Were there no little...its mirth Were there no children to begin it." The presence of little children, with their inveterate turn for humour, is a wholesome corrective for the... | |
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