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William Wordsworth - The Sparrow`s Nest
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BEHOLD, within the leafy shade,
Those bright blue eggs together laid!
On me the chance-discovered sight
Gleamed like a vision of delight.
I started—-seeming to espy
The home and sheltered bed,
The Sparrow`s dwelling, which, hard by
My Father` house, in wet or dry
My sister Emmeline and I
        Together visited.

She looked at it and seemed to fear it;
Dreading, tho` wishing, to be near it:
Such heart was in her, being then
A little Prattler among men.
The Blessing of my later year
Was with me when a boy:
She gave me eyes, she gave me ears;
And humble care, and delicate fears;
A heart, the fountain of sweet tears;
        And love, and thought, and joy.
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