Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

travel up

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

form a curve

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

a youthful male person

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

death of a person

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

only a very short time before

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

and nothing more

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

the sound of laughing

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

engage in

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

possessive form of “maker” — a person who makes things

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

come together

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

the force of workers available

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

great merriment

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

except for; apart from

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

a male human offspring

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

not in physical motion

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

one praying humbly for something

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading Let all who know that God is just, That Jesus came to save, Unite in the most holy cause Of the forsaken slave.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

at the time that

From this reading Think of the negro mother, when Her child is torn away, Sold for a little slave,--O, then For that poor mother pray!

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From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

which person or people

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Ye Christians! ministers of Him Who came to make men free, When, at the Almighty Maker's throne, You bend the suppliant knee, From the deep fountains of your soul Then let your prayers ascend For the poor slave, who hardly knows That God is still his friend.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Brothers and sisters! who with joy Meet round the social hearth, And talk of home and happy days, And laugh in careless mirth, Remember, too, the poor young slave, Who never felt your joy, Who, early old, has never known The bliss to be a boy.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Father! whene'er your happy boys You look upon with pride, And pray to see them when you're old, All blooming by your side, Think of that father's withered heart, The father of a slave, Who asks a pitying God to give His little son a grave.