Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series / Described and Illustrated; with an Account of the Haunts and Habits of the Feathered Architects, and their Times and Modes of Building

by H. G. Adams

Common is the vital air,

Common is the azure sky,

Common flowers are everywhere,

Common stars shine out on high:

Music of the forest bird,

Cometh without stint or measure,

Friendly smile and loving word,

Common are as joy and pleasure;

Why from common things then turn,

And for the uncommon yearn?