 neath the eaves Essayed to make a nest, and there did bring Wet earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient art, but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled. And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin...  Rural Repository - Page 481843Full view - About this book
 | 1853 - 588 pages
...With patient art ; but ere her work was crown'd Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoil'd, And dash'd it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought ; Yet...earth and grasses brought, And built her nest anew. Put scarcely had she placed The last soft feather on its ample floor, When wicked hands, or chance,... | |
 | 1848 - 800 pages
...earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient art, but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed...And built her nest anew. But scarcely had she placed The last soft feather on its ample floor, When wicked hands, or chance, again laid waste, And wrought... | |
 | 1842 - 712 pages
...earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled, With patient art, but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed...found the ruin wrought ; Yet not cast down, forth from the place she flew, And with her mate fresh earth and grasses brought, And built the nest anew. But... | |
 | 1866 - 580 pages
...earth, and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient wit ; but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought, But, not cast down ; forth from the place she flew, And with hermate fresh earth and grasses brought,... | |
 | 1850 - 642 pages
...straw, and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient heart ;.but ere her work was crowned, Sornj sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought, But not cast down, forth from the place she flew, And, with her mate, fresh earth and grasses brought,... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 pages
...earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient art, but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed...And built her nest anew. But scarcely had she placed The last soft feather on its ample floor, When wicked hand, or chance, again laid waste, And wrought... | |
 | Baptist missionary society - 1846 - 918 pages
...earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient art, but ere her work was crowned Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought ; Bat not cast down, forth from the place she flew, And with her mate, fresh earth and grasses brought,... | |
 | John Dowling - 1847 - 322 pages
...earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient art, but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled. And dashed...And built her nest anew. But scarcely had she placed The last soft feather on its ample floor, When wicked hand, or chance, again laid waste, And wrought... | |
 | Presbyterian Church of England - 1849
...earth and straw and leaves. Day after day she toiled With patient heart; but ere her work was crowned, Some sad mishap the tiny fabric spoiled, And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought, But, not cast down, forth from the place she flew, And, with her mate, fresh earth and grasses brought,... | |
 | 1848 - 424 pages
...Day after day she toiled, With patient heart ; but ere her work was crowned. Some sod mishap the ttny fabric spoiled, And dashed it to the ground. She found the ruin wrought, But, not cost down, forth from the place she flew, And, with her mate, fresh earth and grasses brought)... | |
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