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
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 460 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...sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not brmg home the river and sky;— He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye. The delicate shells lay... | |
| Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - 1890 - 402 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...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 pleases not now... | |
| Charles Wesley Emerson - 1891 - 250 pages
...are unconsciously awakened in the mind while singing or listening to the melodies. The poet says : " All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good...sky; He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye." After the poet has tested those manifestations in nature and human experience which give the highest... | |
| Charles Wesley Emerson - 1891 - 258 pages
...are unconsciously awakened in the mind while singing or listening to the melodies. The poet says : "All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good...sky; He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye." After the poet has tested those manifestations in nature and human experience which give the highest... | |
| American Institute of Instruction - 1891 - 334 pages
...unconsciously awakened in the mind, while singing or listening to the melodies. The poet says : , " All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good...sky; He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye." After the poet has tested those manifestations in nature and human experience which give the highest... | |
| Mary Richardson - 1891 - 280 pages
...are unconsciously awakened in the mind while singing or listening to the melodies. The poet says : " All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good...nest at even ; He sings the song, but it pleases not ni.w, For I did not bring home the river and sky; He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye." After... | |
| 1896 - 710 pages
...heaven. Singing at dawn on an elder bough; I bro't him home In his nest at even,— He sings the soug but It pleases not now ; For I did not bring home the river and skyHe sang to my ear— they sang to my eye." This sentiment is very graphically illustrated also in... | |
| 1883 - 478 pages
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| John Vance Cheney - 1895 - 466 pages
...has matched the exceptional excellences of the next two poems, " Each and All," and " The Problem." " I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...; — He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye." "Good-Bye," "Woodnotes," "The Rhodora," « The Humble-Bee," " The Snow-Storm," — these poems lack... | |
| 1895 - 768 pages
...brought him home, in his nest, at even ; He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I brought not home the river and sky ; — He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye. Emerson, NAVIGATION. Eude as their ships was navigation then, No useful compass or meridian known ;... | |
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