OBSERVE, when mother earth is dry, She drinks the droppings of the sky ; And then the dewy cordial gives To every thirsty plant that lives. The vapours, which at evening weep, Are beverage to the swelling deep ; And when the rosy sun appears, He drinks... The American Whig Review - Página 4191852Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| James L. Golden, Professor Emeritus James L Golden, Alan L. Golden - 2002 - 562 páginas
...for its inclusion, we believe, may be found in an earlier verse which reads: Observe when mother's earth is dry, She drinks the droppings of the sky;...Cordial gives To every thirsty plant that lives. The poem in its entirety describes the love of nature as seen in the sublimity of the sun, the moon, the... | |
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