Birds and bird-life, by F.T. Buckland and other naturalists |
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Σελίδα 9
... whole scene might well be taken to represent Virgil's Stygian lake , crowded with the dim ghosts of wailing Trojan heroes . At last a pair or two suddenly rise from the water , sounding their loud call of advance , and the others ...
... whole scene might well be taken to represent Virgil's Stygian lake , crowded with the dim ghosts of wailing Trojan heroes . At last a pair or two suddenly rise from the water , sounding their loud call of advance , and the others ...
Σελίδα 31
... whole body to give force to his blows , catching the chips as he strikes them off . The tomtit , however , hangs on , and nibbles away gently , swallowing each morsel as he bites it into his mouth . The strung nuts were indeed nuts to ...
... whole body to give force to his blows , catching the chips as he strikes them off . The tomtit , however , hangs on , and nibbles away gently , swallowing each morsel as he bites it into his mouth . The strung nuts were indeed nuts to ...
Σελίδα 39
... whole thing . " In another letter to his friend Digby , Pope thus alludes to the Swans : - " No ideas you could form in the winter can make you imagine what Twickenham is in the summer ; our river glitters beneath an unclouded sun , at ...
... whole thing . " In another letter to his friend Digby , Pope thus alludes to the Swans : - " No ideas you could form in the winter can make you imagine what Twickenham is in the summer ; our river glitters beneath an unclouded sun , at ...
Σελίδα 43
... whole of the lower surface of the body and the neck ; it is more thin , but not altogether absent , on the back . It cannot be seen when on the living bird , because it is covered by the outer plumage , which con- sists of large closely ...
... whole of the lower surface of the body and the neck ; it is more thin , but not altogether absent , on the back . It cannot be seen when on the living bird , because it is covered by the outer plumage , which con- sists of large closely ...
Σελίδα 48
... whole of this period , its mournful cry was heard almost incessantly . In consequence of the protracted disturbance caused by the perse- vering efforts of Messrs . Burton's workmen to secure its unfortunate companion , it was at last ...
... whole of this period , its mournful cry was heard almost incessantly . In consequence of the protracted disturbance caused by the perse- vering efforts of Messrs . Burton's workmen to secure its unfortunate companion , it was at last ...
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Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 70 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Σελίδα 144 - Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Σελίδα 202 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Σελίδα 142 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth.
Σελίδα 26 - Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud, Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds...
Σελίδα 22 - Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Σελίδα 232 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Σελίδα 19 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Σελίδα 25 - Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.
Σελίδα 29 - I will bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.