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. Select Essays and Poems - Página 77por Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 120 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 páginas
...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...alder bough; I brought him home, in his nest, at even; He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky;— He sang to... | |
| Joseph H. Head - 1884 - 498 páginas
...round yon Alpine height. Nor knowest thot: what argument Tin' 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 ; Ho sings the song, but it pleases not now... | |
| Manchester Literary Club - 1884 - 536 páginas
...the text in " Nature," "Nothing is quite beautiful alone: nothing but is beautiful in the whole : " I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...alder bough ; I brought him home in his nest, at even ; I Ic sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky ; — He... | |
| Frederick Morgan Cruden - 1884 - 32 páginas
...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 alone. , 3 2044 072 033 814 Please return promptly ... | |
| 1893 - 376 páginas
...den, Gaes jinking through the thorn." ? TannahUl. 1. What did Emerson say of the sparrow's song? " I thought the sparrow's note from heaven Singing at dawn on the alder bough." 2. From which of Longfellow's poems is the following beautiful thought taken? '"Tie always morning... | |
| 1885 - 184 páginas
...place there, The spent and maimed among, God grant you find a face there You loved when you were young ALL are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good alone. RW Emerson. HE who has ceased to enjoy the superiority of his friend has ceased to love him ! Madame... | |
| Mary Wilder Tileston - 1886 - 204 páginas
...and lists with delight, Nor knowest them what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. A!l are needed by each one ; Nothing is fair or good alone....alder bough ; I brought him home, in his nest, at even ; He sings the song, but it pleases not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky ; — He sang... | |
| Leigh Hadley Irvine - 1886 - 56 páginas
...argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. All are needed by each one ; Nothing is good or fair alone. I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...alder bough; I brought him home, in his nest, at even ; lie sings the song, but it pleases not now. For I did not bring borne the river and sky;— He sang... | |
| Annie H. Ryder - 1886 - 200 páginas
...beautiful whole. SUSAN COOLIDGE. 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 alone. EMERSON. 27. Reverence the highest, have patience with the lowest. Let this day's performance of the... | |
| 1886 - 216 páginas
...his own. ROBERT COLLYER. Thou knowest not what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed hath lent; All are needed by each one ; Nothing is fair or good alone. EMERSON. 30. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep... | |
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