 Why, yes; for memory would recall My fond paternal joys ; I could not bear to leave them all ; I 'll take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, — " Why this will never do; The man would be a boy again, And be a father...  Civics and Health - Page 400by William Harvey Allen - 1909 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1858 - 974 pages
...fond paternal joys ; I could not bear to leave them all! I'll take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, — "Why, this...do! The man would be a boy again, And be a father too!'1 And so I laughed — my laughter woke The household with its noise — And wrote my dream, when... | |
 | 1858 - 518 pages
...fond paternal joys; I could not bear to leave them all! I'll take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, — "Why, this...The man would be a boy again, And be a father too!" And so I laughed — my laughter woke The household with its noise — And wrote my dream, when morning... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pages
...fond paternal joys ; I could not bear to leave them all ; I'll take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, — " Why this...The man would be a boy again, And be a father too I " And so I laughed, — my laughter woke The household with its noise, — And wrote my dream, when... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...paternal joys ; 1 could not bear to leave them all ; I'll take — my — girl — and — boy» I The smiling angel dropped his pen, — " Why this...The man would be a boy again, And be a father too ! " And so I laughed, — my laughter woke The household with its noise, — And wrote my dream, when... | |
 | Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1858 - 598 pages
...fond paternal joys : 1 could not bear to leave them all; I'll take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, " Why this will never do : The man would be boy again, And bo a father too ! " And so I laughed — my laughter woke The household with its noise... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 326 pages
...paternal joys ; I could not bear to leave them all ; I '11 take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, — " Why this...The man would be a boy again, And be a father too ! " And so I laughed, — my laughter woke The household with its noise, — And wrote my dream, when... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1864 - 444 pages
...! " Why, yes ; for memory would recall My fond paternal joys ; I could not bear to leave them all ; The smiling angel dropped his pen, — " Why, this...The man would be a boy again, And be a father too ! " And so I laughed, — my laughter woke The household with its noise, — And wrote my dream, when... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - 1865 - 478 pages
...paternal joys ; I could not bear to leave them all : I '11 take — my — girl — and — boys ! The smiling angel dropped his pen, — " Why, this...The man would be a boy again, And be a father too !" And so I laughed, — my laughter woke The household with its noise, — And wrote my dream, when... | |
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