 The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter 'Little Prig; Bun replied, 'You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace...  Essays and Poems of Emerson - Page 469by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1921 - 525 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...kingdom of glory ! K FABLE. — Emerson. THE Mountain and the Squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter " Little Prig :" Bun replied, "...I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry : I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel-track ; Talents differ ; all is... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1863 - 390 pages
...Tennyson THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL THE mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter ' Little prig ' ; Bun replied, '...And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I 'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry : I 'll not deny you make... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1863 - 216 pages
...MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIEEEL. A Fable. The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called tho latter ' Little prig.' Bun replied : ' You are doubtless...And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I am not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry : I '11 not deny you make... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 104 pages
...tsautitet. The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter 'Little Pig;' Bun replied, " You are doubtless very big, But all...sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together ; And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I'm neither broad nor high, You are not so small... | |
 | Book - 1864 - 396 pages
...MORE. COWPER. THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL. HE mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter " Little prig;" Bun replied, " You...I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry : I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track. Talents differ; all is... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1865 - 192 pages
...good. THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL. THE Mountain and the Squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former call'd the latter " Little Prig." Bun replied — " You are...think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I'm not so huge as you, THE LITTLE ORATOR. You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. I'll not deny you... | |
 | 1865 - 276 pages
...You may be of some use to mankind. A TABLE. THE mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel. The former called the latter, "Little Prig:" Bun replied, "You...in together, To make up a year And a sphere; And I take it no disgrace If I'm not as large as you, You are not as small as I, And not half so spry: I'll... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1866 - 174 pages
...(we) die ! THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL. THE Mountain and the Squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter, " Little Prig ; " Bun replied,...And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I am not so large as you, • You are not so small as I, And not half so spry ; I'll not deny you make... | |
 | Reason - 1866 - 82 pages
...it, THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIEEEL. THE mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former call'd the latter "Little Prig;" Bun replied, You are doubtless very big ; But all sorts of tilings and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace... | |
 | 1867 - 530 pages
...philosopher in America has condescended to enter the ranks of light literature. THE mountain and the squirrel Bun replied, ' You are doubtless very big, But all...I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry : I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track. Talents differ ; all is... | |
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