 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 eye.  Select Essays and Poems - Page 77by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
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...round yon Alpine height; Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. the people to bathe in me, especially women. "(1. 1-4) 7 H (1. 5 — 12) 19 Beauty through my senses stole; I yielded myself to the perfect whole. (1. 50-51)... | |
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