...Yes it is a miracle to the thoughtful. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And...

...fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food,...down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. * Our forefather Druids, &.C.: These were the ancient priests or ministers...

...fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once — a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food,...down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed ; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree...

...fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once — a cup and ball, Which bates might play with ; and the thievish jay. Seeking her food, with ease might have purloiu'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And...

...in the following lines hy Cowper : — " Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food,...vastness at a gulp : But fate thy growth decreed. ****** " While thus through all the stages thou hast push'd Of treeship — first a seedling hid in...

...vigor and inspiration of true poetic genius. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might y dear Friend, — In writing to you 1 thec. swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs Ami all thine embryo vastness at a gulp....

...fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the thievish j;iy, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The...down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree...

...Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy...of boughs, And all thy embryo vastness, at a gulp." The idea of an evolution from a potential basis, is identical with that of a history. In thinking of...

...upon the Yardley Oak are literally true : " Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And...

...an Oak in a few touching lines : — " Thou wert a bauble once— a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish Jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn net that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs. Time...