 | 1867 - 842 pages
...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, Atilt...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... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...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, Atilt...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... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 48 pages
...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, Atilt...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... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1850 - 292 pages
...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...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... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1851 - 48 pages
...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, Atilt...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... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 pages
...there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace. The little bird sits at the 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... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1854 - 272 pages
...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, Atilt...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... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pages
...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, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lots his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives; HU mate feels the eggs beneath... | |
 | 1855 - 1416 pages
...its chalice, And there's never a leaf era blade too mean To be some liaypy creature's palace ; T;ie little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a Mossom among the leaves, Ani lets his illumined being o'emm With the deluge of summer it receives ;... | |
 | 1891 - 420 pages
...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, Atilt...among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives. Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath... | |
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The little bird sits at his door in the sun, A-tilt 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;... 
