And for many a day old Tubal Cain Sat brooding o'er his woe; And his hand forbore to smite the ore, And his furnace smoldered low; But he rose at last with a cheerful face And a bright, courageous eye, And bared his strong right arm for work, While the... Freemason's Monthly - Page 5631870Full view - About this book
| 1873 - 744 pages
...woe ; And his hand f orebore to smite tho ore, .And his furnace smoulder' d low. cut he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright, courageous eye,...quick flames mounted high. And he sang, "Hurrah for my handicraft! " And the red sparks lit the air ; " Sot alone for the blade was tho bright steel made... | |
| 1850 - 98 pages
...furnace smoulder'd low : But he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye, And bar'd his strong right arm for work, While the quick flames mounted high ; And he sang ' Hurra for my handy-work ! And the red sparks lit the air, — [made,' Not alone for the blade was... | |
| Charles Mackay - Ballads, English - 1851 - 332 pages
...his woe ; And his hand forebore to smite the ore, And his furnace smoulder'd low; But he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye,...for the blade, was the bright steel made ;" And he fashion'd the first ploughshare. And men, taught wisdom from the past, In friendship joined their hands,... | |
| Charles Mackay - Legends - 1851 - 250 pages
...his woe ; And his hand forbore to smite the ore, And his furnace smoulder'd low. But he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye,...work, While the quick flames mounted high. And he sang — " Hurra for my handiwork ! " And the red sparks lit the air ; " Not alone for the blade was the... | |
| Songs - 1853 - 456 pages
...furnace smoulder'd low : But he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye, And bar'd his strong right arm for work, While the quick flames mounted high ; And he sang, ' Hurra for my handiwork !' And the red sparks lit the air, — ' Not alone for the blade was the bricht... | |
| N. Brittan, L. H. Sherwood - Hymns, English - 1855 - 400 pages
...his woe ; And his hand forbore to smite the ore, And his furnace smouldered low ; And he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye,...While the quick flames mounted high ; And he sang, " Hurra for my handiwork !" " Not alone for the blade, was the bright steel made," And he fashioned... | |
| Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1856 - 578 pages
...his woe, And his hand forebore to smite the ore. And his furnace smouldered low ; And he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright, courageous eye,...bared his strong right arm for work, While the quick names mounted high — And he sang: " Hurrah for my handi-wori," And the red sparks lit the air; "... | |
| Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pages
...woe ; And his hand forebore to smite the ore, And his furnace smoulder'd low : But he rose at last with a cheerful face And a bright courageous eye,...for the blade was the bright steel made ;" And he fashion'd the first ploughshare. And men, taught wisdom from the past, In friendship join'd their hands,... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...woe ; And his hand forebore to smite the ore, And his furnace smoulder'd low ; But he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye,...for the blade was the bright steel made ;" And he fashion'd the first ploughshare. And men, taught wisdom from the past, In friendship join'd their hands,... | |
| Charles Mackay - 1857 - 536 pages
...his woe ; And his hand forbore to smite the ore, And his furnace smoulder'd low. But he rose at last with a cheerful face, And a bright courageous eye,...work, While the quick flames mounted high. And he sang—"Hurra for my handiwork!" y. And men, taught wisdom from the Past, In friendship join'd their... | |
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