 And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; 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...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 5281851Full view - About this book
 | 1851 - 856 pages
...cowslip startles in meadows green. The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never я leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; Tlit littíe bird sits at hit door in tïie sun A lilt like a Mossotn among the leaves, And lets... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 pages
...be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; The cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never...some happy creature's palace. The little bird sits at the door in the sun, Atilt, like a blossom, among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun... | |
 | Joseph Edward Adams Smith - 1852 - 230 pages
...be seen Thrilling back, over hills and valleys; The cowslip startles in meadows green; The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf or a bud too mean To be some happy creature's palace." LOWELL. We found a splendid view in various directions,... | |
 | 1854 - 362 pages
...be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; The cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To bo some happy creature's palace. The little bird sits at the door in the sun, Atilt, like a blossom,... | |
 | 1854 - 588 pages
...auimais; show them that it is not only for their particular worth they are to bo prized, but because — "There's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palure ;" show them that each flower has not its singk insect dependent upon it for ils support, and... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pages
...seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; Tlii- cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun In Its chalice, And there's never...palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lots his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 342 pages
...startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest,— In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best... | |
 | Robert Morris Copeland - 1859 - 876 pages
...be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; The Cowslip startles in meadows green, The Buttereup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never...palace ; 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... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1859 - 438 pages
...startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; 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... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1860 - 446 pages
...startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice. And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace ; 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... | |
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