 The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings;...  The Sprague Classic Readers: Book 1-5 - Page 23by Sarah E. Sprague - 1904Full view - About this book
 | England - 1851 - 786 pages
...in meadows green, The bnttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun A tilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errnn With the deluge of summer... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...in meadows green, The outtercup catches the sun In its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atllt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 648 pages
...in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there 'e never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The...Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illuminated being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice. And there 's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The...among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Readers - 1850 - 292 pages
...in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The...wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and rings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest : In the nice ear of Nature which song is the... | |
 | Scotland - 1851 - 856 pages
...some happy creature's palace ; Tlit littíe bird sits at hit door in tïie sun A lilt like a Mossotn among the leaves, And lets his Illumined being o'errun...flutters and sings — He sings to the wide world, ¡she to her neat." Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how ; Everything is happy now, Everything is... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...some happy creature's palace ; The little bird iits al his door in the sun Alill like a blassnm amnng the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With...heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings — He sinirs 10 the wide world, she to her nest. Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how ; Everything is happy... | |
 | England - 1851 - 792 pages
...in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in tltc sun Atilt like « MA'ÍSO1M awony the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge... | |
 | Ireland - 1855 - 724 pages
...With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate fuels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart hi her dumb breast flutters and sings, He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest — In the nice ear of nature which song is the best? Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever... | |
 | England - 1851 - 812 pages
...illumined being o'errun With ihe deluge of summer it receives. His mute feels Ihe eggs lieneuth her wing*, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings— He sings to the wide world, she to her nest." Joy comes, grief goep, wo know not how ; Everything is happy now, Everything is upward... | |
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