And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays : Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten ; Every clod feels... New Outlook - Page 1851913Full view - About this book
| 1901 - 866 pages
...perfect days ; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune. And over it softly her warm ear lays ; Whether we look or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten ; Kvery clod feels a stir of might, — An instinct within that reaches the towers, And grasping blindly... | |
| Evert Olney Hutchins - 1961 - 422 pages
...ever come perfect days, Heaven tries Earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays. Whether we look or whether we listen We hear life...murmur or see it glisten. Every clod feels a stir of life And instinct within it that reaches and towers And groping blindly above it for light Climbs to... | |
| Mark Bailey - 1880 - 80 pages
...'Joyous' example for 'pure quality' and happy 'median stress.' " And what is so rare as a day in June 1 Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life...within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers ; The little bird sits at his door in the... | |
| 1982 - 348 pages
...come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look , or whether we listen , We hear life murmur, or see it glisten; Every clod feels the stir of might, An instinct within it that reaches and towers, And , groping blindly above it for... | |
| Anna Botsford Comstock - 1939 - 916 pages
...represented by crosses ( + ) have south declination. 850 851 THE RELATIONS OF THE SUN TO THE EARTH Whether we look or whether we listen, We hear life murmur or see it glisten. — LOWELL All this murmuring and glistening life on our earth planet has its source in the great sun... | |
| Allen Lacy - 1990 - 386 pages
...an indispensable feature to a perfect landscape. [Rural Essays (1854)] [316] Frank J. Scott The Lawn Whether we look, or whether we listen We hear life murmur, or see it gfisten; Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping,... | |
| Alan Lupack - 1992 - 512 pages
...come perfect days; Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays: Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life...see it glisten; Every clod feels a stir of might, 2. Sinai is the mountain on which Moses received the law from God (cf. F.xodusl9). 3. Blessing. 4.... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays: Whether we look, or whether we listen. We hear life murmur, or see it glisten; 18 Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how; Everything is happy now, Everything is upward striving;... | |
| Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 pages
...come perfect days; Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays: Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, "The Vision of Sir Launfal," prelude to part 1, lines 21-38, The Vision of Sir... | |
| 1908 - 432 pages
...come perfect days; Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays. Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life...within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers. oooo Now is the high-tide of the year, And... | |
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