 A little spring had lost its way Amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn; He walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He...  Hymns and Meditations - Página 66por Anna Letitia Waring - 1860 - 96 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1843 - 636 páginas
...passing stranger scoop'da well, Where weary men might turn ; He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, He passed again — and lo ! the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues,... | |
 | 1864 - 726 páginas
...stranger scoop'da well, Where weary man might turn. He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at its brink ; He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He pass'd again, and, lo ! the .well, By summers never dried, Had cool'd ten thousand parching tongues,... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 páginas
...passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn. He walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink ; He thought not of the deed he...well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'Twas old, and yet 'twas... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 430 páginas
...Where vreary men might turn. He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle on the brink, He thought noi of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. He pass'd again, and lo ! the well, By summer never dried, Had cool'd ten thousand parched tongues, And... | |
 | 1850 - 780 páginas
...passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn ; He walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed...a life beside ! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'T was old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - 1852 - 406 páginas
...walled it in, and hung with care A ladle on the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, But judg'd that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo...thousand parching tongues, An'd saved a life beside. A nameless man, amid a crowd That thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied,... | |
 | 1856 - 412 páginas
...passing stranger scoop'da well, Where weary men might turn ; He wall'd it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed...that toil might drink. He passed again — and lo I the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, And saved a life beside.... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 páginas
...passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn ; He walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judged that toil might drink. LIFE. He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1853 - 408 páginas
...ladle at the brink — He thought not of the deed he did, But judg'd that toil might drink. He pass'd again — and lo ! the well, By summers never dried,...parching tongues, And saved a life beside ! A dreamer dropp'da random thought ; 'T was old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in... | |
 | 1853 - 402 páginas
...passing stranger scooped a well, Where weary men might turn. He walled it in, and hung with care A ladle at the brink: He thought not of the deed he did, But judg'd that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo ! the well, By summers never dried, Had cooled... | |
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