And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. The Poets of America - Page 35edited by - 1842 - 326 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1844 - 454 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat, and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the naming forge, Aid hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly, Like chaff from a threshing... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 560 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the old kirk chimes When the evening aun is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door j They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that... | |
| 1841 - 744 pages
...swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, — Like a sexton ringing the old kirk-chimes, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...school Look in at the open door; They love to see the naming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.... | |
| Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And cateh the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the chureh,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...can hear him swing his heavy sledge With measured beat and slow, Like the sexton ringing the bell, When the evening sun is low. And children, coming...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from the threshing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1844 - 136 pages
...sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun ia low. And children coming home from school, Look in...catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church. And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction.New Series.VOL.V - 1844 - 440 pages
...beat, and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. 74 THE MIRROR. And children coming home from school Look in at the...catch the burning sparks that fly, Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray... | |
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