 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;...  Garden Walks with the Poets - Page 129by Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 268 pages
...A wish to shout and sing, As, filled with hope and gladness, We hail the vernal Spring. II. SUMMER. Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay. We may shut our eyes, but we can not help knowing... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1879 - 474 pages
...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 ; 55 He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of Nature which song is the... | |
 | John Miller D. Meiklejohn - 1879 - 296 pages
...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; s. Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with... | |
 | 1880 - 592 pages
...past and hope for the future, the season gets into our life, and we sing : — " Now is the high tide of the year; And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay. Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1880 - 662 pages
...blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'ernm With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the...of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay ; Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills... | |
 | William Fearing Gill - 1880 - 496 pages
...blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'crrun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the...In the nice ear of Nature, which song is the best ? 88 RECOLLECTIONS OF OLE BULL RECOLLECTIONS OF OLE BULL. BY L. MARIA CHILD. .UL, in the language of... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pages
...His mate feels the eggs beneath lier wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings ; lie OF THE REPUBLIC. MINE eyes have seen the glory of...the grapes of wrath are stored ; He hath loosed- ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay ; Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 pages
...blossom among the leaves, 50 And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the...; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest : 55 In the nice ear of Nature, which song is the best ? 7. Now is the high tide of the year, And whatever... | |
 | William Fearing Gill - 1880 - 488 pages
...blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'crrun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the...sings ; He sings to the wide world and she to her nestIn the nice ear of Nature, which song is the best ? 88 RECOLLECTIONS OF OLE BULL. RECOLLECTIONS... | |
 | 1912 - 720 pages
...is all impression, not expression. But here in the poet's magic words.it is all written down — : ""Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer ;. Into every bare inlet and creek and bay. We sit in the warm shade and feel right well... | |
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