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Poem
February 24, 1881
The Philippi Plaindealer
Philippi, Taylor County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A narrative poem about a lazy farm boy who, hearing the dinner horn, nearly quits hoeing but is encouraged by his father to persevere and finish his row, learning the moral of determination in life's labors.
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HOE YOUR OWN ROW
One day a lazy farmer boy
Was hoeing out the corn,
And moodily had listened long
To hear the dinner horn
The welcome blast was heard at last.
And down he dropped his hoe:
But the good man shouted in his ear,
"My boy, hoe out your row,'
Although a hard one' was the row.
To use the ploughman's phrase
And the lad, as sailors have it.
Beginning well to "haze.'
"I can," he said, and manfully
He seized again his hoe
And the good man smiled to see
The boy "hoe out his row."
The lad the text remembered long:
And proved the moral well,
That perseverance to the end
At last will nobly tell.
Take courage, man! resolve you can.
And strike a vigorous blow :
In life's great field of varied toil,
Always "hoe out your row."
One day a lazy farmer boy
Was hoeing out the corn,
And moodily had listened long
To hear the dinner horn
The welcome blast was heard at last.
And down he dropped his hoe:
But the good man shouted in his ear,
"My boy, hoe out your row,'
Although a hard one' was the row.
To use the ploughman's phrase
And the lad, as sailors have it.
Beginning well to "haze.'
"I can," he said, and manfully
He seized again his hoe
And the good man smiled to see
The boy "hoe out his row."
The lad the text remembered long:
And proved the moral well,
That perseverance to the end
At last will nobly tell.
Take courage, man! resolve you can.
And strike a vigorous blow :
In life's great field of varied toil,
Always "hoe out your row."
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Perseverance
Farming
Moral Lesson
Hoeing
Life Toil
Poem Details
Title
Hoe Your Own Row
Key Lines
"My Boy, Hoe Out Your Row,'
That Perseverance To The End
At Last Will Nobly Tell.
In Life's Great Field Of Varied Toil,
Always "Hoe Out Your Row."