 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 412 pàgines
...to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter; but he exults in the idea, that the acorn which he has buried in the earth shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed it is the... | |
 | 1822 - 452 pàgines
...to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter ; but he exults in the idea, that the acorn which he has buried in the earth, shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the... | |
 | 1822 - 852 pàgines
...enjoy its shelter ; but he exults in the idea, that the acorn which he has buried in the earth xhall grow up into a lofty pile, and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and l>enefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed it is the... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pàgines
...expect to sit in its shade nor enjoy its shelter; but he exults in the idea that the acorn which he has buried in the earth shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pàgines
...expect to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter; but he exults in the idea that the acorn which he has buried in the earth, shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 274 pàgines
...to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter ; but he exults in the idea, that the acorn which he has buried in the earth shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 276 pàgines
...to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter; but he exults in the idea, that the acorn which he has buried in the earth shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pàgines
...expect to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter; but he exults in the idea that the acorn which he has buried in the earth, shall grow up into a lofty pile, and shall keep on nourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pàgines
...to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter ; but he exalts in the idea that the acorn which he has buried in the earth shall grow up into a lofty pile,...and shall keep on flourishing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pàgines
...to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter ; but he exults in the idea that the acorn which lie has buried in the earth, shall grow up into a lofty pile,...increasing, and benefitting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields. Indeed, it is the nature of such occupations, to lift... | |
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It is worthy of liberal, and freeborn, and aspiring men. He who plants an oak looks forward to future ages, and plants for posterity. Nothing can be less selfish than this. He cannot expect to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter; but he exults in... 
