 Knowst thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves and feathers from her breast ? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting with morn each annual cell ? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads ? Such and so grew these holy piles,...  Brownson's Quarterly Review - 316 psl.redagavo - 1845Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
 | Abby Ann Judson - 1895 - 280 psl.
...he could not free; He builded better than he knew; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. " Know'st thou what wove yon wood.bird's nest Of leaves, and...leaves new myriads? Such and so grew these holy piles, While love and terror laid the tiles. * " These temples grew as grows the grass; Art might obey, but... | |
 | William Chatterton Coupland - 1895 - 746 psl.
...God he could not free; He builded better than he knew;— The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and...breast ? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell, Painting the morn each annual cell? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads • Such... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1895 - 356 psl.
...wondered if Emerson referred to any particular bird in these lines from "The Problem: " — " Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ?" Probably not, but simply availed himself of the general belief that certain birds or fowls lined... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1895 - 350 psl.
...wondered if Emerson referred to any particular bird in these lines from "The Problem: '' — " Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ? " Probably not, but simply availed himself of the general belief that certain birds or fowls lined... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1895 - 350 psl.
...wondered if Emerson referred to any particular bird in these lines from "The Problem: " — "Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ?" Probably not, but simply availed himself of the general belief that certain birds or fowls lined... | |
 | 1896 - 532 psl.
...he could not free; He builded better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and...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 ? Such and so grew... | |
 | Robert Comfort Metcalf, Orville T. Bright - 1896 - 268 psl.
...truth he ought to die. 7. Out from the heart of Nature rolled The burdens of the Bible old. 8. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves, and feathers from her breast? Oral Exercise. Tell the meaning of each selection in your own words. LESSON ccvm. MEMORY EXERCISE.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1897 - 264 psl.
...he could not free ; He builded better than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest » Of leaves, and...sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads ? so Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears... | |
 | William Swinton - 1897 - 682 psl.
...God he could not free ; He builded better than he knew, The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon wood-bird's nest ^ Of leaves and...sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads ? 30 Such and so grew these holy piles Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1897 - 268 psl.
...than he knew ; — The conscious stone to beauty grew. Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest M Of leaves, and feathers from her breast ? Or how the...sacred pine-tree adds To her old leaves new myriads ? 30 Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears... | |
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