 The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings;...  North American Second Class Reader - Page 135by David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1853 - 296 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, —...ear of Nature which song is the best ? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back, with a ripply cheer,... | |
 | Ireland - 1855 - 724 pages
...receives ; His mate fuels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart hi her dumb breast flutters and sings, He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest —...nice ear of nature which song is the best? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away, Comes flooding back, witli a ripply cheer.... | |
 | 1849 - 390 pages
...receives ; Hn mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dnmb breast flntters and tings; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of Natnre which song is the best ? Now is the hifjh tide of the year, And whatever of life hoth ehbed... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - English poetry - 1852 - 356 pages
...127 His mate feels the eggs, beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, —...ear of nature which song is the best ? Now is the high-tide of the year. And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back, with a rippling cheer,... | |
 | M. Edgeworth Lazarus - Social Science - 1852 - 358 pages
...The thrush feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, In the nice ear of nature which song is the best ?" But see how love animates creatures in the spring. It develops their instinct in harmonies more... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - 1852 - 494 pages
...been offered a professorship in the new college at Ethan. CHAPTER XLV. TENANTS FOB THE BIRD'S NEST. " Now is the high tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebb'd away Comes flooding back, with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet, and creek, and bay ; Now... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pages
...the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings, He sings to the wide world, and she to her nestIn the nice ear of nature which song is the best? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away, Comes Hooding back, with a ripply cheer.... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 342 pages
...nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest,—...ear of Nature which song is the best ? Now is the high-tide of the year, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay; Now the heart is so full that a drop... | |
 | Robert Morris Copeland - Agriculture - 1859 - 876 pages
...; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast, flutters and sings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, —...ear of Nature, which song is the best ? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away, Comes flooding back, with a ripply cheer,... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - New Hampshire - 1859 - 438 pages
...receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, —...In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best? It is to be regretted that the mountains are not visited during the splendid days of the early summer.... | |
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