 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1854 - 104 pàgines
...did abroad When the wind it blew so cold ? She said her father was at home, And he lay sick in bed ; And therefore was it she was sent Abroad to beg for...had a baby at her back, And another at her breast. I asked her why she loitered there When the wind it blew so chill ? She turn'd her head, and bade the... | |
 | Poetry book - 1854 - 152 pàgines
...did abroad When the wind it blew so cold. She said, her father was at home, And he lay sick in bed ; And therefore was it she was sent Abroad to beg for...Upon a stone to rest ; She had a baby at her back, I ask'd her why she loiter'd there, When the wind it was so chill : She turn'd her head, and bade the... | |
 | 1855 - 458 pàgines
...therefore he had come abroad, We met a young, barefooted child, And she begged loud and bold ; I asked her what she did abroad When the wind it blew so cold....had a baby at her back, And another at her breast. I asked her why she loitered there, \ When the night-wind was so chill ; She turned her head and bade... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pàgines
...But at home no fire had he, We met a young, barefooted child, And she begged loud and bold; I asked her what she did abroad When the wind it blew so cold....had a baby at her back. And another at her breast. I asked her why she loitered there, When the night-wind was so chill ; She turned her head and bade the... | |
 | Poetry Book, Poetry book - 1856 - 136 pàgines
...did abroad When the wind it blew so cold. She said, her father was at home, And he lay sick in bed; And therefore was it she was sent Abroad to beg for...breast. I ask'd her why she loiter'd there, When the wind it was so chill: She told us that her husband served, A soldier, far away; And therefore to her... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pàgines
...did abroad, When the wind it blew so cold. She said her father was at home, And he lay sick in bed ; And therefore was it she was sent Abroad to beg for...had a baby at her back, And another at her breast. I asked her why she loitered there, When the wind it was so chill ;— She turn'd her head, and bade... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1856 - 168 pàgines
...did abroad, When the wind it blew so cold. She said her fa-ther was at home, And he lay sick in bed, And there-fore was it she was sent A-broad to beg for bread. LESSON CLXXXTV. THE COM-PLAINTS OF THE POOR. WE saw a wo-man sit-ting down TJp-on a stone to rest,... | |
 | 1866 - 434 pàgines
...did abroad When the wind it blew so cold. She said her father was at home, And he lay sick in bed ; And therefore was it she was sent Abroad to beg for...had a baby at her back, And another at her breast. I asked her why she loiter' d there, When the night wind was so chill ; She turn'd her head, and bade... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 pàgines
...asked her what she did abroad when the wind it blew so cold. She said her father was at home, and lie lay sick abed ; And therefore was it she was sent abroad to beg for bread. We saw a woman Hitting down upon a stone to rest ; She hud a baby at her back, and another at her breast. I asked... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pàgines
...father was at home, And he lay sick a hed ; And therefore was it she was sent Ahroad to heg for hread. We saw a woman sitting down Upon a stone to rest ; She had a hahy at her hack, And another at her hreast. I ask'd her why she loiter'd there, When the night-wind... | |
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We met a young bare-footed child, And she begg'd loud and bold, I ask'd her what she did abroad When the wind it blew so cold; She said her father was at home And he lay sick a-bed, And therefore was it she was sent Abroad to beg for bread. We saw a woman... 
