 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1844 - 574 strani
...meaning at all, have an assuming one. We close our extracts with the fine poem called " The Heritage." " THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick,...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. " The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 308 strani
...unshent, With a world- wide throe, Heaves to and fro From continent to continent. 1842. THE HERITAGE. THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick,...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 584 strani
...unshent, With a world-wide throe, Heaves to and fro From continent to continent. 1&J2. THE HERITAGE. THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick,...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 strani
...would suit his turn : One would not care to hold in fee. • A heritage, it seems to me, 15 What does the poor man's son inherit ? Stout muscles and a sinewy...hands; he does his part, In every useful toil and art: 20 A heritage, it seems to me, A king might wish to hold in fee. A rank adjudged by toil-worn merit;... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 strani
...to me, One would not care to hold in fee. 5 What does the poor man's son inherit' Stout muscles nnd a sinewy heart ; A hardy frame, a hardier spirit ;...hands ; he does his part, In every useful toil and art : 20 A heritage, it seems to me, A king might wish to hold in fee. What does the poor man's son inherit... | |
 | 1872 - 812 strani
...and caused me, on my knees, to say, 'Our Father, which art in heaven.' " portrp. THE HERITAGE. BY JR LOWELL. THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn; A breath may burst his bubble... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1857 - 334 strani
...speech ; And still, as I draw nigh to thee, Her soul and mine shall closer be. 1841. THE HERITAGE. THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick,...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 strani
...noblest, the sublimest of all public virtues ! LESSON CLXXXIV. THE HERITAGE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. 1. THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick,...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. 2. The rich man's son inherits cares : A breath may burst his bubble shares: And.soft white hands could... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 strani
...among oar poets.~' THE HERITAGE. The rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick, and stene, and gold, And he inherits soft, white hands. And tender...seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The hank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble... | |
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THE rich man's son inherits lands, And piles of brick, and stone, and gold, And he inherits soft, white hands, And tender flesh that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The... 
