 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
 | 1892
...—TENNYSON. THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL. The Mountain and the Squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter "Little Prig." Bun replied: " You...disgrace To occupy my place. If I'm not so large as you, You're not so small as I, And not half so spry; I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track.... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1892 - 970 pages
...EMEKSON. The mountain and the squirrel Bun replied : "You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of wind and weather Must be taken in together, To make up...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 well... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1892 - 970 pages
...MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL.— EMERSON. 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 wind and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year, And a sphere ; And I think it no disgrace... | |
 | Horace Sumner Tarbell - 1893 - 326 pages
...IMITATED. THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL. The 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... | |
 | 1893 - 112 pages
...life. Take time by the forelock. FABLE. 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... | |
 | 1882 - 788 pages
...the "Fable": — "The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel ; ' You are doubtless very big ; But 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. Talents differ ; all is well and wisely put ; If I cannot carry forests on my... | |
 | 1914 - 668 pages
...NOVEMBER THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL The 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 well... | |
 | Donald Hall - 1985 - 266 pages
...pumpkin-pie! RALPH WALDO EMERSON 1803-1882 Fable The 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 well... | |
 | Ed Graczyk - 1989 - 116 pages
...up with the name, Waldo? VELMA. I named him in honor of Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet. LUTHER. "All sorts of things and weather must be taken in together to make a year and a sphere." VELMA. Well, Luther Briggs, aren't you just a surprise and a half. I would've... | |
 | Joel Myerson - 1997 - 310 pages
...mind with Emerson and his circle. He perhaps even drew sustenance from the second stanza of "A Fable": But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together To make up a year And a sphere; And 1 think it no disgrace To occupy my place. (Writings 3:344) Tnoreau's "Ktaaan ana the Quest ror Experience... | |
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