| Washington Irving - 1860 - 486 Seiten
...philosophical stanza : u Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering toys ; A light heart and thin pair of breeches, Will go through the world, my brave boys ! " The more accurate commentators, however, declare in favor of the other reading, and affirm that the worthy... | |
| Washington Irving - 1865 - 540 Seiten
...stanza : — " Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering toys ; A light heart and thin pair of breeches, Will go through the world, my brave boys ! " The more accurate commentators, however, declare in favor of the other reading, and affirm that the worthy... | |
| Washington Irving - 1871 - 532 Seiten
...stanza : — " Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering toys ; A light heart and thin pair of breeches, Will go through the world, my brave boys ! " The more accurate commentators, however, declare in favor of the other reading, and affirm that the worthy... | |
| 1874 - 974 Seiten
...Johnson — " Clear out them there dusty old niches, With a broom that sweeps clean and destroys — ' A light heart and a thin pair of breeches Will go through the world, my ' Hulloa ! a rum place for a picnic on my word ! Eccentricity is an eccentric thing ; but to take one's... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 Seiten
...honor and honesty true ; And would not commit a bad action For power or profit in view. Then why shonld , cau e'er return. O -world is a beautiful garden, Enriched with the blessings of life, The toiler with plenty rewarding,... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 Seiten
...and honesty true ; And would not commit a bad action For power or profit in view. Then why should wo p of life d / bravo boy»! The world is a beautiful garden, Enriched with the blessings of life, The toiler with... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 558 Seiten
...soundest, and who, peradventure, may have been the author of that truly philosophical stanza : — " Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering toys ; A light heart and thin pair of breeches, Will go through the world, my brave boys 1 " The more accurate commentators,... | |
| Robert Bell - 1885 - 490 Seiten
...faction, To honour and honesty true ; And would not commit a bad action For power or profit in view. Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering...breeches, Will go through the world, my brave boys ! The world is a beautiful garden, Enriched with the blessings of life, When terrible tempests assail us,... | |
| Duchess - 1887 - 358 Seiten
...instead caroling at the top of his fresh young lungs a verse in favour of his merry theory — ' Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering...breeches, Will go through the world, my brave boys., ' I don,t think that,sa nice song, Meg, do you ? , asks Blanche, who has hardly yet recovered from... | |
| Washington Irving - 1888 - 542 Seiten
...soundest, and who peradventure, may have been the author of thai truly philosophical stanza : — " Then why should we quarrel for riches, Or any such glittering toys : A light heart anil thin fitiu- of brf ecJtes, Will go through the world, my brave boys ! " The more accurate commentators,... | |
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