 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 470 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest, The stripes...no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good Old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest, — The stripes...neighbors he did not abuse, — Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze,... | |
 | Henry Randall Waite - 1876 - 384 sivua
...earth pollutes He passed securely o'er. And never wore a pair of boots For thirty years or more. 5 He modest merit sought to find And pay it its desert...had no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. 6 His knowledge hid from publie gaze, He did not bring to view, — Nor make a noise town-meeting days,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good Old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest, — The stripes...neighbors he did not abuse, — Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1877 - 308 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest — The stripes...His neighbors he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze,... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 510 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest — The stripes...His neighbors he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze,... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 470 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old GRIMES is now at rest, Nor fears Misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest, — The stripes...no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. His neighbours he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed... | |
 | Choice poems - 1879 - 206 sivua
...ever had for all, He knew no base design ; His eyes were dark and rather small, His nose was aquiline. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert...no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. His worldly goods he never threw In trust to Fortune's chances ; But lived (as all his brothers do) In... | |
 | George Melville Baker - 1879 - 734 sivua
...pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest | The stripes ran up and down, i He modest merit sought to find, • .!•• And pay it its desert ; He had no malice in his mind,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1881 - 1078 sivua
...rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown ; He wore a double-breasted vest ; He modest merit sought to finds And pay it its desert; He had no malice in his mind,...His neighbors he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay ; He wore large buckles on his shoes. And changed them every day. His knowledge, hid from public gaze^... | |
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But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown : He wore a double-breasted vest — The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert ; He had no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt. 
