 | Robert Southey - 1800 - 318 pages
...man cried, The few locks that are left you are grey, You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man, Now tell me the reason I pray. In the days of my youth, Father William replied, I remember'd that youth would fly fast, And abused not my health and my vigour at first That I never might need them at last.... | |
 | 1803 - 438 pages
...said, Your few locks that are left are quite grey : You are hale, FatHfcr William, a hearty old man : Now tell me the reason, I pray ? In the days of my youth. Father William replied, I remember'd thit youth would fly fast, And abus'd not my health and my vigour at first, That I never might want... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1805 - 224 pages
...cried, The few locks which are left you are grey ; You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man, Now tell me the reason I pray. In the days of my youth, Father William replied, I remember'd that youth would fly fast, And abused not my health and my vigour at first That I never might need them at last.... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...cried, " The few locks that are left you are gray: You are hale, father William, a hearty old man ; Now tell me the reason, I pray." " In the days of...father William replied, " I remember'd that youth -would fly fast, And abus'd not my health and my vigour at first, That I never might need them at last."... | |
 | 1807 - 472 pages
...gone^ Now tell me the reason 1 pray. In the days of my youth, Father William replied, I remembcr'd that youth could not last; I thought of the future,...I did, That I never might grieve for the past. You arc old, Father William, the youug man tried, And life must be hastening «way ; You are cheerful,... | |
 | 1807 - 550 pages
...young man cried, And pleasures with youth pass away, And vet you lament not the days that are gone, Now tell me the reason I pray. In the days of my youth, Father William ret plied, I remember'd that youth could not last; I thought of the future, whatever I did, That I... | |
 | 1807 - 514 pages
...gone, Now tell me the reason 1 pray. In the days of my youth, Father William replied, I rememher'd that youth could not last; I thought of the future, whatever I did, That 1 never might grieve for the past. You are old, Father William, the young uiai cried, And life must... | |
 | Poetry - 1804 - 184 pages
...that are left you are gray: You are hale, father William, a hearty old man : Now tell me the reafon, I pray." " In the days of my youth," father William replied, " I remerr.ber'd that youth would fly faft, And abus'd not my health and my vigour at firft? That I nevej... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 pages
...you are gray : You are hale, father William, a hearty old man : Now tell me the reason, I pray." 2 " In the days of my youth," father William replied, " I remember'd that youth would fly fast, And abus'd not my health and my vigour at first, That I never might need them at last."... | |
 | 1814 - 984 pages
...cry'd, "The few locks which are left you are gray, You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man, Now tell me the reason, I pray?" "In the days of my youth," Father William reply'd, "I remembered that youth would fly fast, And abus'd not my health and my vigour at first That... | |
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Father William replied, I remember'd that youth would fly fast, And abused not my health and my vigour at first, That I never might need them at last. You are old, Father William, the young man cried, And pleasures with youth pass away ; And yet you lament... 
