 How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art! Thou teachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since each reflects in joy its scanty gleam Of heaven, and could some wondrous secret show, Did we but pay the...  Poetical works - Seite 227von James Russell Lowell - 1890Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted ears, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Than teaches! me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since each reflects in joy its scanty... | |
 | 1867 - 738 Seiten
...How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, \\ In ii thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou tcachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since...we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look Into the page of its unwritten book. THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. I suppose that very few casual readers... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 210 Seiten
...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted ears, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for...gleam Of heaven, and could some wondrous secret show, THE GHOST-SEER. YE who, passing graves by night, Glance not to the left nor right, Lest a spirit should... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 Seiten
...every day to my untainted ears, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. 54 JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for...Since each reflects in joy its scanty gleam Of heaven, arid could some wondrous secret show, Did we but pay the love we owe, And with a child's undoubting... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 Seiten
...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted cars, When birds and (lowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art! Thou teuchest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart. Since each relied* in joy its scanty gleam... | |
 | H. C. Foster - 1853 - 378 Seiten
...ache, And ope Heaven's portals, which are near us still, Yea, nearer ever than the gates of 1ll. 28 How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. THE LAW OF MERCY. 'Tis written with the pen of heavenly Love On every heart which... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1853 - 410 Seiten
...with its yellow tint as bright as ever, We might say to this flower as Lowell did to another: — " How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, "When thou,...its scanty gleam Of Heaven, and could some wondrous teaching show, Did we but pay the love we owe, And with a child's undoubting wisdom look On all these... | |
 | 1867 - 746 Seiten
...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted cars, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for all thy gold, so common art ! Thou tcachest me to deem More sacredly of every human heart, Since each reflects in joy its scanty gleam... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 374 Seiten
...bitterest ache, And ope Heaven's portals, which are near us still, Yea, nearer ever than the gates of 111. How like a prodigal doth nature seem, When thou, for...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. J AWVS RUSSELL LOWELL. THE LAW OF MERCY. "Tis written with the pen of heavenly Love On every heart... | |
 | 1854 - 362 Seiten
...which he did bring Fresh every day to my untainted ears, When birds and flowers and I were happy peers. How like a prodigal doth Nature seem, When thou, for...wisdom look On all these living pages of God's book. Barry Cornwall. DRETTY firstling of the year ! Herald of the host of flowers ! Hast thou left thy cavern... | |
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