 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 - Page 77by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Caroline Bigelow Le Row - Elocution - 1882 - 222 pages
...round you 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. Each and All— RALPH WALDO EMERSON. SLIDE OF A THIRD. The Slide of a Third corresponds to the interval... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 380 pages
...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 cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky ; — He sang... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 338 pages
...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 cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky ; — He sang... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 648 pages
...round yon Alpine height ; Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbour's creed has lent. ustere, dedicated, believing in the iron links of...our heel to save our life : but a book or a.bust, ; He sings the song, but it cheers not now. For I did not bring home the river and sky ; — He sang... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American literature - 1883 - 344 pages
...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 cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; — He sang... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 332 pages
...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 cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; — He sang... | |
 | Education - 1883 - 270 pages
...the side of some hoar hill, Through the high wood echoing shrill. JOHN MILTOS. THE SPARROW'S NOTE. I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...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... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1883 - 782 pages
...flying ball ; The date fails not on the palm-tree tall; 3468 Emerson • Woodnotes. Ft. ii. Line 265 I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing...dawn on the alder bough ; I brought him home, in his iiest, at even ; He sings the song, but it cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - Christianity and other religions - 1883 - 464 pages
...the world. The moral of our study is that of Mr. Emerson's beautiful poem, " Each and All " : — " All are needed by each one, Nothing is fair or good alone." CHAPTER III. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL RELIGIONS. § 1. Two ways in which religions begin : suddenly,... | |
 | Sidney Lanier - English fiction - 1883 - 312 pages
...sweep 'round 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." Nothing is fair or good alone : that is to say fairness or beauty, and goodness depend upon relations... | |
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