 | 1916 - 688 lapas
...following lines ? — A wise old owl lived in an oak ; The more he saw, the leas he spoke ; The lees he spoke, the more he heard. Why can't we be like that old bird? CECIL CLARKE. Junior Athenaeum Club. MUNDY : ALSTONFIELD. — In a newspaper cutting dated Aug. 25,... | |
 | American Road Builders' Association - 1912 - 1290 lapas
...Frank D. Lyon, Second Deputy, New York State Commission of Highways, will say to you. MR. LYON: "A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; I thought I could be somewhat like this wise old bird." I had not expected that I would be called upon... | |
 | R. H. Andrews - 1916 - 454 lapas
...not — or was not, as wise as the owl : "There was an owl that lived in an oak, the more he heard the less he spoke; the less he spoke the more he heard — O, if men were all like this wise bird." I think it was Epectetus, who flourished during the first... | |
 | 1916 - 794 lapas
...understand that so far as men are concerned at this convention they'adopted the following rule: A wise old owl lived In an oak. The more he saw the less...more he heard, Why can't we be like that old bird? The men In this convention I notice stand solidly together. Not that there Is anything they know that... | |
 | 1919 - 826 lapas
...'Nursery Rhymes New Set for the Times," the stanza: There was an owl lived in an oak, The more he heard the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard-- O, if mm were all like that wise bird. Do Right. Do right though pain and anguish be thy lot; Thy heart... | |
 | 1904 - 390 lapas
...ministry in the Bulfinch Place Church. A Wise Old Owl "A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he heard the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard. Whv aren't we all more like that bird?" Do and Say Two brothers once lived down this way. And one was... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1920 - 998 lapas
...Goodhue, called irresistibly away from her vocation to become his bride, lighted the home fire: A wise old owl lived in an oak, The more he saw the less...more he heard; Why can't we be like that old bird? Calvin Coolidge is. Because he has never been a "joiner," though regular in church attendance, he is... | |
 | 1909 - 466 lapas
...in a drug journal with which you are all familiar. A wise old owl sat in an oak. The more he heard, the less he spoke — The less he spoke, the more he heard Why aren't we more like that old bird? However, when a man has been successful in nearly everything he... | |
 | 1910 - 832 lapas
...committed to memory by every nurse and doctor: ''A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he looked, the less he spoke, The less he spoke, the more he heard. Let's imitate this wise old bird." I would say much more and take up a great deal more time, but when... | |
 | 1911 - 658 lapas
...represented. Our February number will contain important announcements pertaining to this meeting. A wise old owl Lived in an Oak; The more he saw The less...more he heard ; Why can't we be Like that old bird?" 272 273 Summer Courses for Teachers of Agriculture, Domestic Science and Manual Training in Rural Schools.... | |
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A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird? 
