 And knowledge to the studious sage, And pillow soft to head of age ; To thee dear schoolboy whom my lay Has cheated of his hour of play, Light task and merry holiday. To all, to each a fair good night And pleasing dreams and slumbers light. But were I...  "Stray Steps" - Page 21by Harvester Hiram - 1920 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Cobbold - 1848 - 72 pages
...I wish but lady true? And knowledge to the studious sage, And pillow soft to head of age ; To thee dear schoolboy whom my lay Has cheated of his hour of play, Light task and merry holiday. To all, to each a fair good night And pleasing dreams and slumbers light.... | |
 | Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff - 1914 - 332 pages
...The Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim's Progress, Scott's novels, nay his poems. To thee, dear schoolboy, whom my lay Has cheated of his hour of play, appealed that Wizard of the North, not in vain, when an idle Grecian might be seen poring over a translation... | |
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