 A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'twas old, and yet 'twas new , A simple fancy of the brain, but strong in being true. It shone upon a genial mind, and lo! its light became A lamp of life, a beacon ray, a monitory flame. The thought was small, its...  Stories for standard i (-vi). - Page 33by mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880Full view - About this book
 | 1813 - 410 pages
...beside. A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'twas old, and yet 'twas new; A simple fancy of the brain, but strong in being true. It shone upon a genial mind,...the valley still! A nameless man, amid a crowd that thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of Hope and Love, unstudied, from the heart; A whisper on... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 pages
...! A dreamer dropped a random thought, 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true. It shone upon a genial mind,...monitory flame. The thought was small — its issue groat, A watch-fire on the hill, It sheds the radiance far adown, And cheers the valley still ! 216... | |
 | 1850 - 780 pages
...! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'T was old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial mind, And lo ! its light became A lamp of light, a beacon ray, A monitory flame. The thought was small — its issue great, A watch-fire on the... | |
 | 1851 - 398 pages
...The thought was small — its issue great, And lo ! its light became A lamp of light, a beacon ray, A watch-fire on the hill, It sheds its radiance far...cheers the valley still! A nameless man, amid a crowd Unstudied, from the heart; A whisper on the tumult thrown — That thronged the daily mart, Let fall... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - 1851 - 842 pages
...! A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'Twas old, and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial mind, And lo! its light became A lamp of light, a beacon ray, A monitory flame. The thought was small — its issue great, A watch-fire on the... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 pages
...! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'Twas old and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial...became A lamp of life, a beacon ray, A monitory flame. f The thought was small, its issue great ; A watchfire on the hill, It shods its radiance far adown... | |
 | 1856 - 412 pages
...beside. A dreamer dropp'da random thought, 'Twas old, and yet was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial mind, And lo I its light became A lamp of life, a beacon ray, A monitory flame. The thought was small — its issue... | |
 | 1853 - 402 pages
...thought, 'Twas old and yet was new, A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true! It shone open a genial mind, And lo ! its light became A lamp of...flame. The thought was small, its issue great ; A watch fire on the hill, It shed its radiance far adown, And cheers the valley still! A nameless man,... | |
 | 1854 - 362 pages
...! A dreamer dropped a random thought ; 'Twas old and yet 'twas new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial...the valley still ! A nameless man, amid a crowd That thronged the daily mart. Let fall a word of hope and love, Unstudied from the heart ; A whisper on... | |
 | 1854 - 606 pages
...! A dreamer dropp'da random thought ; 'Twas old, and }*et was new — A simple fancy of the brain, But strong in being true ; It shone upon a genial...its radiance far adown, And cheers the valley still 1 A nameless man, amid a crowd That throng'd the daily mart, Let fall a word of Hope and Love, Unstudied,... | |
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