 WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER ? WHAT is that, Mother ? The lark, my child ! The morn has but just looked out, and smiled ; When he starts, from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright...  Lessons in Reading: For Children in Families and Schools : with Questions on ... - Page 1361842 - 156 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Washington Doane - American literature - 1860 - 746 pages
...he starts, from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble...flowing out, from her gentle breast, Constant and pure, by that lonely nest, As the wave is poured from some crystal urn, For her distant dear one's quick... | |
 | George Washington Doane - American literature - 1860 - 744 pages
...he starts, from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble...like a widow's moan, Is flowing out, from her gentle hreast, Constant and pure, by that lonely nest, As the wave is poured from some crystal urn, For her... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 pages
...he starts from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble...lays Tuned, like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise." 2. " What is that, mother ?" " The dove, my son ; And that low, sweet voice, like the widow's moan,... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 pages
...When he starts from his humble grassy nest, And is up and away with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart to yon pure bright sphere, To warble...my child ! be thy morn's first lays Tuned, like the lark'a, to thy Maker's praise. What is that, mother ? The dove, my sou I And that low, sweet voice,... | |
 | Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 844 pages
...When he starts from his humble grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble it out in his Maker's oar. Ever, my child, bo thy morn's first lays Tuned, Uko the lark's, to thy Maker's praise. What is... | |
 | Lays - 1862 - 406 pages
...When he starts from his humble grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure bright sphere, To warble...flowing out from her gentle breast, Constant and pure, by that lonely nest, As the wave is pour'd from some crystal urn, For her distant dear one's quick... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...smiled, When he starts from his grassy nest, And is tip and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure bright sphere To warble...low sweet voice, like a widow's moan, Is flowing out from'her gentle breast, Constant and pure by that lonely nest, As the wave is poured from some crystal... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1843 - 260 pages
...When he starts from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble...lays' Tuned, like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise." 2. "What is that, mother?" " The dove, my son ! And that low, sweet voice, like a widow's moan, Is... | |
 | 1864 - 422 pages
...he starts from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere^ To warble...flowing out from her gentle breast, Constant and pure by that lonely nest, "As the wave is poured from some crystal um, .'5?or her distant dear one's quick... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 348 pages
...When he starts from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure bright sphere, To warble...flowing out from her gentle breast, Constant and pure by that lonely nest, As the wave is pour'd from some crystal urn, For her distant dear one's quick... | |
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