 | Robert Morris Copeland - Agriculture - 1859 - 876 pages
...sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt...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... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - New Hampshire - 1859 - 438 pages
...sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt...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... | |
 | Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction - Education - 1896 - 518 pages
...And there's never a leaf nor blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sings 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... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - Readers - 1860 - 450 pages
...sun in its chalice, And there 's never a leaf or blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt...among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the egg beneath her wings, And the heart in her... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - White Mountains - 1860 - 436 pages
...in its chalice. And there's never a leaf nor ft blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like 11 blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives;... | |
 | William Threlkeld Edwards - 1862 - 178 pages
...sun in its chalice, And there 's never a leaf or blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt...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... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...perfect days ; Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays : Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life...among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives." A striking example of both qualities may be taken from the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 516 pages
...over it softly her warm ear lays : Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or sec it glisten ; Every clod feels a stir of might, An...among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives." A striking example of both qualities may be taken from the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...warm ear lays : Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten ; 6* Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within...among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives." A striking example of both qualities may be taken from the... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 338 pages
...receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun THE % r ISION OF SIR LAUNFAL. 305 He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest,— In the nice ear... | |
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The little bird sits at his door in the sun, A-tilt 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;... 
