 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;...  Garden Walks with the Poets - Page 129by Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1851 - 786 pages
...blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errnn With the deluge of summer it receives. His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flntters and sings — He sings to the wide world, she to her nest." Joy comes, grief goes, we know... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...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...of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer, Into every bare Inlet and creek and bay; Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills... | |
 | 1849 - 648 pages
...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 wings, And the...sings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nestIn the nice ear of nature which song is the best. Now is the high tide of the year, And whatever... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, —...of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back, with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay : Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1850 - 292 pages
...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 rings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest : In the nice ear of Nature which song is the... | |
 | 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...whatever of life hath ebbed away, Comes flooding back, witli a ripply cheer. Into every bare inlet, and creek, and bay. Now tht? heart is so full that a drop... | |
 | 1851 - 856 pages
...Mossotn 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...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... | |
 | 1851 - 608 pages
...blassnm amnng 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 — He sinirs 10 the wide world, she to her nest. Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how ; Everything is happy... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1851 - 792 pages
...MA'ÍSO1M awony 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 Hutte» and sings — He sings to the wide world, she to her neat." Joy comes, grief gocs, we know... | |
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