[38] Pre-sumptˊ-u-ous, rashly bold, over confident.
[39] Ex-cludeˊ, to shut out, to debar.
V.—WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE.
MORRIS.
George P. Morris, an American writer, was born October 10, 1802, and died July 6, 1864. He was the author of many popular songs.
1. Woodman, spare that tree;
Touch not a single bough;
In youth it sheltered me,
And I’ll protect it now.
’Twas my forefather’s[40] hand