Still sits the school-house by the road,
  A ragged beggar sunning;
Around it still the sumachs grow,
  And blackberry vines are running.

Within, the master’s desk is seen,
  Deep scarred by raps official;
The warping floor, the battered seats,...

Still sits the school-house by the road,
  A ragged beggar sunning;
Around it still the sumachs grow,
  And blackberry vines are running.

Within, the master’s desk is seen,
  Deep scarred by raps official;
The warping floor, the battered seats,...