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" But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that,... "
The National Fourth Reader: Containing a Course of Instruction in Elocution ... - Page 66
by Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 432 pages
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The Harbinger: A May-gift

Park Benjamin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Osborne Sargent - 1833 - 114 pages
...she is dead Long ago; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But the old three cornered hat, And the breeches...
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The Yale Literary Magazine, Volume 2

1836 - 418 pages
...is dead, Long ago,— That he had a Roman nose, And his check was like a rose In the snow. " But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. " I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches,...
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The Laurel: a Gift for All Seasons: Being a Collection of Poems

1836 - 268 pages
...dead Long ago; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was Eke a rose In the snow. But now his tfose is thin, And it rests upon his- chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his buck; And a melancholy crack In his laugh, I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 1; Volume 7

1836 - 694 pages
...she is dead Long ago ; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. " But now his nose is thin. And it rests upon his chin Like a stall', And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. " I know it is a sin For me...
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The Book of the Months: A Gift for the Young

1839 - 204 pages
...is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. " But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. " I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches,...
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Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 5

William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1839 - 368 pages
...she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose III tiit- зiWW.' I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are to guter l We should like to know the whereabouts...
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The Poets of America, Volume 1

John Keese - 1840 - 304 pages
...— That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. 136 THE LAST LEAF. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches...
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American Melodies: Containing a Single Selection from the Productions of Two ...

1841 - 376 pages
...she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was liie a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches—...
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The Poets and Poetry of America: With an Historical Introduction

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. And now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But the old three-comer'd hat, And the breeches...
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The Poets and Poetry of America

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But the old three-corner'd hat, And the breeches — and all that, " Are so queer ! And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree...
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