The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat,... Simple English poems, ed. by H.C. Bowen - Page 22edited by - 1879Full view - About this book
| 1844 - 454 pages
...stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week hi, week out, from morn till night,... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 576 pages
...; The smith, a mighty roan is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arras Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...wet with honest sweat ; He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week out, week in, from morn till night,... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...stands ; The stnith> a mighty man is he, With large ana sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat j He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. in. Week... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1841 - 710 pages
...stands ; The smith a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands, And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week out, week in, from morn till night,... | |
| 1841 - 744 pages
...stands ; The smith a mighty man is he. With large and sinewy hands, And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week out, week in, from morn till night,... | |
| Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny amis Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...is wet with honest sweat; He earns whate'er he can ; And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till... | |
| Books - 1842 - 610 pages
...stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...wet with honest sweat ; He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...wet with honest sweat ; He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...With large and sinewy bands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. 783820A His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is...is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night,... | |
| Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black,...is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night,... | |
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