Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back... the burden of the world.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Having intelligence is not as important as knowing when to use it, just as having a hoe is not as important as knowing when to pla...nt.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There is virtue yet in the hoe and the spade, for learned as well as for unlearned hands. And labor is everywhere welcome; always ...we are invited to work.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He's got hay down that's been rained on three times. He hoed a little yesterday for me:... I thought the growing things would do him good. Something went wrong. I saw him throw the hoe Sky-high with both hands.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
... often in the heat of noonday, leaning on a hoe, looking across valleys at the mountains, so blue, so close, my only conscious ...thought was, "How can I ever get away from here? How can I get to where they have books, where I can be educated?" I worked hard, always waiting for something to happen to change things. There came a time when I knew I must make them happen; that no one would do anything about it for me. And I did.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Drake he's in his hammock till the great Armadas come, (Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?)... Slung atween the round shot listenin' for the drum, An' dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
With plough and spade, and hoe and loom, Trace your grave, and build your tomb,... And weave your winding-sheet, till fair England be your sepulchre.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »