 I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing at dawn on the alder bough ; I brought him home, in his nest, at even ; He sings the song, but it cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; — He sang to my ear, — they sang to my...  Poems and Essays - Page 61by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1897 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
...alder bough; I brought him home in his nest at even ; 15 He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky ; — He...the shore; The bubbles of the latest wave 20 Fresh pearl to their enamel gave, And the bellowing of the savage sea Greeted their safe escape to me. I... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky, Ho sane to my ear, these sang to my eye. The delicate shells lay on the shore — The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel gave, And the bellowing of the savage sea Greeted their safe escape to... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...alder bough ; I brought him home in his nest at even, — He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky, He sang to my ear, these sang to my eye. The delicate shells lay on the shore — The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 pages
...alder bough ; I brought him home in his nest at even ; — He sings the song, but it pleases not now ; For I did not bring home the river and sky ; He sang...lay on the shore ; The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel gave ; And the bellowing of the savage sea Greeted their safe escape to... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 228 pages
...my ear ; they sang to my eye. The delicate shells lay on the shore; The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel gave ; And the bellowing...safe escape to me : I wiped away the weeds and foam, And fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 268 pages
...alder bough ; I brought him home in his nest at even,— He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky, He sang to my ear, they sang to my eye.— BW Emerson. » Eule ix., Rem. 7. b In apposition with it. c This is an idiomatic use of the verb had.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 264 pages
...alder bough ; I brought him home, in his nest, at even ; He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; — He...lay on the shore ; The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel gave; And the bellowing of the savage sea Greeted their safe escape to... | |
 | Christian garland - 1851 - 296 pages
...mingled with the prayer that when he shall appear, I also may appear with him in glory. JK SEA SHELLS. " The delicate shells lay on the shore, The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel gave ; And the bellowing of the savage sea Greeted their safe escape to... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...ear, these sang to my eye. The delicate shells lay on the shore — The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel gave, And the bellowing...safe escape to me. I wiped away the weeds and foam, ' fetch'd my sea-born treasures home, But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1852 - 502 pages
...alder bough ; I brought him home in his nest at even, — He sings the song, but it pleases not now ; For I did not bring home the river and sky ; He sang to my ear — they sang to my eye." But to return to our sober little bird, which, if its song is sweet, is at least not remarkable for... | |
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