 | Ann Taylor - Children's poetry, English - 1806 - 154 pages
...complain ; Nor lie down to fret in despondence and sorrow, But said — that he hop'd to be better to-morrow. If any one wrong'd him, or treated him...revenging the injury done, Would be making two rogues, when there need be but one. And thus honest John, tho' his station wes humble, Pass'd thro' this sad... | |
 | Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor - Children - 1821 - 184 pages
...hoped to be better to morrow. If any one wronged him, or treated him ill, Why John was good-natured and sociable still; For he said — that revenging the injury done, Would be making two rogues, when there need be butane. And thus honest John, tho' his station was humble! Passed thro' this sad... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - Readers - 1829 - 172 pages
...hop'd to be better to-morrow. 5. If any one wrong' d him, or treated him ill, Why John was good-natured and sociable still ; For he said that revenging the injury done, Would be making two rogues, when there need be but one. t ' G. And thus honest John, though his station was humble, PassM through... | |
 | Jesse Torrey (the younger.) - Readers, American - 1830 - 162 pages
...hoped to be better to-morrow. 5. If any one wronged him, or treated him ill, Why John was good-natured and sociable still ; For he said — that revenging the injury done, Would be making two rogues, when there need be but one. 6. And thus honest John, though his station was humble, Passed through... | |
 | Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor - Children's poetry, English - 1830 - 158 pages
...hoped to be better to-morrow. If any one wronged him, or treated him ill, Why John was good natured and sociable still ; For he said — that revenging the injury done, Would bo making two wrongs when there need be but one. And thus honest John, though his station was humble,... | |
 | Jane Taylor - 1835 - 488 pages
...hoped to be better to-morrow. If any one wronged him, or treated him ill, Why John was good-natured and sociable still ; For he said — that revenging...Would be making two rogues, where there need be but thus honest John, though his station was humble, ed through this sad world without even a grumble ;... | |
 | Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor - Children's poetry - 1838 - 156 pages
...and sociable still ; For he said— that revenging the injury done, Would be making two rogues, when there need be but one. And thus honest John, though his station was humble, Pass'd thro' this sad world without even a grumble, And I wish that some folks, who are greater and richer,... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - Readers - 1836 - 164 pages
...Nor lie down and fret injOespondenc€7and sorrow, But said that he hop'd to ne better to-morrow. 6. If any one wrong'd him, or treated him ill, Why John was good-natured and,sociaMc )fill; For he said that revenging the injury done, Would be making two rogues,... | |
 | Children's literature - 1866 - 302 pages
...better to-morrow. If any one wronged him, or treated him ill, Why, John was good-natured and sensible still; For he said that revenging the injury done...And thus honest John, though his station was humble, Passed through this sad world without even a grumble; And 'twere well if some folk who are greater... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...not complain ; Nor lie down to fret, in despondence and sorrow, But said, that he hop'd to be better to-morrow. If any one wrong'd him, or treated him...still ; For he said, that revenging the injury done, Wouldbemakingtwo rogues, when thereneeds be but one. And thus honest John, though his station was humble,... | |
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If John was afflicted with sickness or pain, He wished himself better, but did not complain, Nor lie down to fret in despondence and sorrow, But said that he hoped to be better to-morrow. If any one... 
