 I'd rather laugh, a bright-haired boy, Than reign, a gray-beard king. Off with the spoils of wrinkled age ! Away with Learning's crown ! Tear out life's Wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down ! One moment let my life-blood stream From boyhood's...  Civics and Health - Page 399by William Harvey Allen - 1909 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1858 - 518 pages
...sunshine that hangs such rhymes as these by Holmes, which around its summit — THE OLD MAN DREAMS. O for one hour of youthful joy! * Give back my twentieth...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a grey-beard king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of agel Away with learning's crown! Tear out life's wisdom-written... | |
 | Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1858 - 598 pages
...PANCAKE, JD " DAVID A. BRENTON, " Bro. CHARLES CHENY, Tyler. THE OLD MAN DREAMS.* UB ©. in. noimti. 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth...I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-haired king! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...OLD MAN DREAMS. O tar one hour of youthful joy ! Give bdck my twentieth spring 1 I'd rathei langfi a bright-haired boy Than reign A gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age f Away with learning's crown 1 Tear out life's wisdom-wiitten page, And dash its trophies down 1 One... | |
 | 1858 - 1074 pages
...in every seam, and its pockets are full of inspiration. Now hear the verses : THE OLD MAN DKEAM3. O, for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I'd rather Isugii a bright-haired hoy Than loign a gray haired king ! Off with the wrinkled spoiliof age 1 Away... | |
 | Joseph Edwin Frobisher - 1867 - 276 pages
...that settlemint davyto the widow I'll say, Mrs. Flannegan here is your pig ! " THE OLD MAN DREAMS. 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth...gray-beard king ! Off with the wrinkled spoils of age 1 Away with learning's crown 1 Tear out life's wisdom- written page, And dash its trophies down ! One... | |
 | 1867 - 568 pages
...really when I look back to those dear old days, I am often tempted to cry out with the poet — " 0 for one hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring ! I'd rather laugh a bright-hair'd boy, Than reign a grey-hair'd king !" Poets and philosophers have told us that love is... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1874 - 480 pages
...STEKLE. THE OLD MAN DREAMS BY OLIVER WKNDKLL HOLMES OFOE -,/.t L.OUI of youthful joy ! Gi"«o VfkcL my twentieth spring! I'd rather laugh a bright-haired boy. Than reign a gray-beard king ! Off with Jifc wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And... | |
 | 1875 - 324 pages
...calmly wait till the hinges turn for me. LESSON XXV. THE OLD MAN DBEAMS. BY OLIVEB WENDELL HOLMES. OFOR one hour of youthful joy! Give back my twentieth spring!...laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king ! Tear out life's wisdom-written page, And dash its trophies down!. 3. One moment let my life-blood... | |
 | William Darrah - 1876 - 206 pages
...Spirit and save ! " {From "A Scholar's Day-Dream," The Old Man THE OLD MAN DREAMS. OW HOLMES. OFOR an hour of youthful joy ! Give back my twentieth spring...laugh a bright-haired boy Than reign a gray-beard king I Off with the wrinkled spoils of age ! Away with learning's crown ! Tear out life's wisdom-written... | |
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