 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.  Essays and Poems of Emerson - Page 449by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1921 - 525 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 278 pages
...round yon Alpine height; Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent: All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good...river and sky; He sang to my ear; they sang to my eye. 8 The delicate shells lay on the shore; The bubbles of the latest wave Fresh pearls to their enamel... | |
 | Ellen M. Cyr - 1899 - 456 pages
...is fair or good alone. 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...and sky; He sang to my ear — they sang to my eye. I wiped away the weeds and foam — I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly,... | |
 | Emma J. Todd - 1899 - 136 pages
...represent this literature. "I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing at dawn on the elder bough; I brought him home in his nest at even, He...not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky, lie sang to my ear, —they sang to my eye." 117 One must get close to nature to know it well; must... | |
 | 1900 - 252 pages
...a guest upon your parlor carpet ! Emerson is full of the congruity that should advise decoration i I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...home, in his nest, at even ; He sings the song, but it charms not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky ; He sang to my ear; they sang to my eye.... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - 1899 - 768 pages
...hill-top looking down ; The heifer that lows in the upland farm, Far-heard, lows not thy ear to charm ; All are needed by each one ; Nothing is fair or good...note from heaven, Singing at dawn on the alder bough ; ' For I did not bring home the river and sky ; He sang to my ear, they sang to my eye." The sexton,... | |
 | National Education Association of the United States - 1900 - 824 pages
...of blossoms and floats on the fragrant air. I must still agree with Emerson, in his "Each and All": I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...and sky: He sang to my ear — they sang to my eye. A pretty study for little children is the study of baby animals, their cradles, and how they are cared... | |
 | National Educational Association (U.S.). Meeting - 1900 - 826 pages
...of blossoms and floats on the fragrant air. I must still agree with Emerson, in his "Each and All": I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...and sky: He sang to my ear — they sang to my eye. A pretty study for little children is the study of baby animals, their cradles, and how they are cared... | |
 | National Education Association of the United States - 1900 - 826 pages
...of blossoms .and floats on the fragrant air. I must still agree with Emerson, in his "Each and All": I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...and sky: He sang to my ear — they sang to my eye. A pretty study for little children is the study of baby animals, their cradles, and how they are cared... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1900 - 966 pages
...Alpine height; Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. base, 9» c f cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; He sang to my ear, — they sang to my... | |
 | Harry Pratt Judson, Ida Catherine Bender, Ida C. Bender - 1900 - 530 pages
...Men," " The Conduct of Life," "Society and Solitude," and several other volumes of essays and poems. All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good...alder bough ; I brought him home, in his nest, at even ; lie sings the song, but it cheers not now ; For I did not bring home the river and sky ; He sang... | |
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