 | David Charles Bell - 1885 - 344 pągines
...and all her roses dead. M.—THE IVY Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green, that creepeth o'er rains old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween,...lone and cold. The walls must be crumbled, the stones decay'd, to pleasure his dainty whim ; And the mouldering dust that years have made is a merry meal... | |
 | Albert Le Roy Bartlett, Howard Lee McBain - 1906 - 360 pągines
...following sentences, state the feeling which each may represent, and designate its class : — 1. Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! 2. Convey, the wise call it. Steal ?f oh ! 3. Hey, Johnny Coup, are ye waking yet ? 4. And so, sir... | |
 | Kate O'Neill - 1906 - 200 pągines
...Rhetoric is the art that discusses the means whereby thought may be forcibly presented. 6. — Oh! a dainty plant is the ivy green That creepeth o'er ruins old. 7. — The moping owl doth to the moon complain Of such as wandering near her secret bower, SUBJECT... | |
 | 1907 - 372 pągines
...sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling star, Excelsior ! LONGFELLOW. THE IVY GREEN /"\H, a dainty plant is the ivy green, ^"^ That creepeth o'er ruins old! On right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The walls must be crumbled,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1908 - 398 pągines
...new-born, The peaceful Prince of earth and heaven, Tn the solemn midnight, Centuries ago! ALFRKU DOMKTT. O, A DAINTY plant is the ivy green, That creepeth o'er...dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears... | |
 | 1913 - 620 pągines
...it may be said, Because the way is short, I thank thee, God." The Ivy Green BY CHARLES DICKENS. Oh ! a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er...dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears... | |
 | Charles Dickens, Frederic George Kitton - 1908 - 790 pągines
...form, went in to many editions, and the sales must have amounted to tens of thousands. — FGK OH, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er...meals, I ween, ' In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim: And the mouldering dust that... | |
 | Joseph Henry Wade, Emma Sylvester - 1908 - 360 pągines
...tale; Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good. THE IVY GREEN Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy Green, That creepeth o'er...his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the moldering dust that... | |
 | George Carter Howland - 1908 - 328 pągines
...should inform thee further. When he entered, bolt and bar Resumed their place with sullen jar. Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green, That creepeth o'er...ruins old! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, MODIFICATIONS CASE Notice carefully the statements which follow: 1. Mother sings. 4. She sings. 2.... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1909 - 636 pągines
...; For though his body 's under hatches, His soul is gone aloft. C. DiBDitf. 308. THE IVY GREEN OH, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er...his meals I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering dust that... | |
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The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim; And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no... 
