 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 242 pages
...from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew, — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves,...piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth prondly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone ; And morning opes with haste her lids To... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 pages
...shell. Painting with morn each annual cell ; Or how the sacred pine-tree adds KALPH WALDO EMERSON. 201 To her old leaves new myriads ? Such and so grew these...holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Karth proudly wears the Parthenon As the best gem upon her zone; And morning opes with haste her lids... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 562 pages
...Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves,...how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn ench anunal cell; O! how the sacred pine-tree adds 200 RALPH WALDO EMERSON. To her old leaves new myriads... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 234 pages
...could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st tliou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers...Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with mom each annual cell? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves uew myriads ? Such and so... | |
 | Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 pages
...builded better than he knew ; The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon wooclbird's those holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 pages
...from God he could not free ; lie builded better than he knew; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves,...from her breast ? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Planting witli morn each annual cell ? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads... | |
 | 1877 - 900 pages
...to by Emerson as typical of the force which built cathedrals, temples, and pyramids : — " Knowest thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves and feathers from her breast, Or how the fish outbuilt its shell, Painting with morn each annual cell, Such and so grew these holy piles While love and terror... | |
 | 1877 - 470 pages
...by Emerson as typical of the force which built cathedrals, temple», and pyramids :— " ' Knowest thou what wove yon woodbird's nest " ' Of leaves and feathers from her breast, " ' Or how the Bah outbuilt its shell, " ' Painting with morn each annual cell ? " ' Such aud so grew these holy piles... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew — The conscious stone to beauty grew. 4. Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves,...leaves new myriads ? Such and so grew these holy piles, While love and terror laid the tiles. 5. Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 pages
...from God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew — The conscious stone to beauty grew. 4. Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves,...Painting with morn each annual cell ? Or how the sacred pine tree adds To her old leaves new myriads ? Such and so grew these holy piles, While love and terror... | |
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Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone... 
