BEHOLD, within the leafy shade, br Those bright blue eggs together laid! br On me the chance-discovered sight br Gleamed like a vision of delight. br I started--seeming to espy br The home and sheltered bed, br The Sparrow's dwelling, which, hard by br My Father' house, in wet or dry br My sister Emmeline and I br Together visited. br br She looked at it and seemed to fear it; br Dreading, tho' wishing, to be near it: br Such heart was in her, being then br A little Prattler among men. br The Blessing of my later year br Was with me when a boy: br She gave me eyes, she gave me ears; br And humble care, and delicate fears; br A heart, the fountain of sweet tears; br And love, and thought, and joy.