"Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin'…" — Will Carleton
"Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way."
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16 Quotes by Will Carleton
Will Carleton has 16 quotes on this site.
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Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin,…
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Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and…
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To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell.
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We thank Thee, O Father of all, for... all the soul-help that sad souls understand.
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But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives…
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Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds; You can't do that way when you're flying words. Careful with…
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Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our…
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So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have agreed together that we can't…
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If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away from home a week, and…
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I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in…
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Thanksgiving-day, I fear, If one the solemn truth must touch, Is celebrated, not so much To thank the Lord for…
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Not all the labour of the earth Is done by hardened hands.
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