...better than he knew; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn her annual cell? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads? 3° Such and so grew...

...Of leaves, and feathers from her breast? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn her annual cell? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads? 3" Such and so grew these holy piles. Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the...

...than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest -s at Banner—furl it sadly! Once ten thousands hailed...Swore it should forever wave ; Swore that foeman's 3° Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the...

...Parthenon, a temple built to the goddess Pallas Athene (pal' as a the' ne), of which our poet Emerson says: "Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone." Pallas Athene was the special goddess of Athens. When this temple was built the great Pericles was...

...the bird builds its nest." 3 Emerson uses the same figure: Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn her annual cell? • *••••••• The hand that rounded Peter's dome And groined the aisles...

...proportions and perspective of vegetable beauty. EMERSON — Essays. Of History. (See also SCHELLINO) s ILCOX — Discontent. 22 EMEKSON — The Problem. 6 The hand that rounded Peter's dome And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,...

...architecture. It was destroyed by the Persians under Xeraes and rebuilt by Pericles about 440 B. c. EartH proudly wears the Parthenon As the best gem upon her zone. RALPH WALDO EMERSON Athens. Athens has been called the most refined and cultivated democracy that ever...

...imaginative power. He has also the genius of the perfect phrase. "The frolic architecture of the snow." "Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone " "The silent organ loudest chants The Master's requiem." "Music pours on mortals Its beautiful disdain."...

...better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast? Or how the...sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads? 3° Such and so grew these holy piles. Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the...

...better than he knew; The conscious stone to beauty grew. 20 Knowst thou what wove yon wood bird's nest Of leaves and feathers from her breast? Or how the...Painting with morn each annual cell? Or how the sacred pine tree adds 25 To her old leaves new myriads? Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and...