 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 էջ
...daya Shall fatten upon the past; For the stateliest building man can raise Is the Ivy's food at last. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. CHARLES M. DICKINSON. THE CHILDREN. WHEN the lessons and tasks are all ended, And the school for the... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1837 - 934 էջ
...To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has he. How closely he twineth,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1837 - 716 էջ
...To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldeiing dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has he. How closely he twinctb,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1837 - 712 էջ
...pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldeiing dust that rears have made, Is a merry meal for him. Ceeeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy geeen. Fast he stcaleth on, though ho wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has he. How closely he... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1838 - 300 էջ
...To pleasure4is dainty whim : Ana the mouldering dust that years hare made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a stanch old heart has he. How closely he twineth,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1849 - 746 էջ
...To pleasure his daim y whim : And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merrv menl for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart fias he. How closely he twineth.... | |
 | 1850 - 98 էջ
...To pleasure his dainty whim ; And the mould'ring dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has be ! How closely he twineth,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 էջ
...leaves' he gently waves, And he joyously twines and hugs around The rich mould of dead men's graves. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Whole ages have fled, and their works decay'd, And nations scatter'd been ; But the stout old Ivy shall... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1851 - 742 էջ
...To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merrv meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he Rtealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart 1ms he. How closely he twineth,... | |
 | N. Brittan, L. H. Sherwood - 1855 - 400 էջ
...his dainty whim ; ___ _ And the mould'ring dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. )|: Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the ivy green. :|| 2. Fast he stealeth, tho' he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has he ; How closely he twineth,... | |
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Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. 
