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... , he forgot the hours as they flew on blissful wings , and remained longer than courtly etiquette would have sanctioned . On leaving , he found that snow had fallen , and that he could not retire to his THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLEMAGNE . 5.
... , he forgot the hours as they flew on blissful wings , and remained longer than courtly etiquette would have sanctioned . On leaving , he found that snow had fallen , and that he could not retire to his THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLEMAGNE . 5.
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... wings and tail , but without a trace of white about them . The mealy stand next in excellence ; they are so mixed in colour that they have no distinct markings , though their young frequently show fine and decided colours . The mottled ...
... wings and tail , but without a trace of white about them . The mealy stand next in excellence ; they are so mixed in colour that they have no distinct markings , though their young frequently show fine and decided colours . The mottled ...
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... wings , all of which perfor- mances indicate disease . You may judge also by the dung , which from a healthy bird is ... wing to tail almost in a point . In addition to these signs look for brighter tints of yellow above the bill , under ...
... wings , all of which perfor- mances indicate disease . You may judge also by the dung , which from a healthy bird is ... wing to tail almost in a point . In addition to these signs look for brighter tints of yellow above the bill , under ...
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... wings against his prison bars , ever causes us a pang more bitter and sincere than the sight of any other feathered captive . Still it is no wonder that larks are caged , their song is so joyous and so abundant . If you will keep him ...
... wings against his prison bars , ever causes us a pang more bitter and sincere than the sight of any other feathered captive . Still it is no wonder that larks are caged , their song is so joyous and so abundant . If you will keep him ...
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... wings in the steam of the tea - urn ; Jemima opened the dictionary at the word ' courtship ; ' Jane read the marriage service in the prayer - book . Mr. Pinkerton had , in fact , been out collecting , ' he had strolled , as usual , into ...
... wings in the steam of the tea - urn ; Jemima opened the dictionary at the word ' courtship ; ' Jane read the marriage service in the prayer - book . Mr. Pinkerton had , in fact , been out collecting , ' he had strolled , as usual , into ...
Términos y frases comunes
appeared arms beautiful bird Bowdoin College Caucasian race Chalk chameleon château child Cicely colour comet Count Crook dear death earth eggs Emma Hamilton England Europe eyes face father feeling flowers girl Guillon hair half Halley's Comet hand happy head heart heavens honour hope hour human inhabitants Jane Jeannette Jemima kissed labour lady Lady Hamilton lamb light live Lizbeth look Louisa Malay race marriage ment mind morning mother Naples nature Negro Nelson never night OBELISK OF AXUM Omar Pasha Ostyak passed passion pet lamb Pinkerton poet poor pound present race rose Rouillé round Russia Saint Arnaud sing Sir William Hamilton smile song soon soul speak stars sweet tears tell thee thing thou thought tion tree Turkey uttered voice wife wings young
Pasajes populares
Página 133 - In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the pass!
Página 205 - One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
Página 168 - ... rapidity. He repeats the tune' taught him by his master, though of considerable length, fully and faithfully. He runs over the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale or red-bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent, while he seems to triumph in their defeat, by redoubling his exertions.
Página 63 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
Página 40 - To the last point of vision, and beyond, Mount, daring warbler! that love-prompted strain, 'Twixt thee and thine a never-failing bond, Thrills not the less the bosom of the plain: Yet might'st thou seem, proud privilege! to sing All independent of the leafy spring.
Página 133 - The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior...
Página 168 - Bird, which he exquisitely manages, are mingled with the screaming of swallows, or the cackling of hens ; amidst the simple melody of the...
Página 29 - THE lark is singing in the blinding sky, Hedges are white with May. The bridegroom sea Is toying with the shore, his wedded bride, And, in the fulness of his marriage joy, He decorates her tawny brow with shells, Retires a space, to see how fair she looks, Then proud runs up to kiss her.
Página 166 - ... and even handsome. The ease, elegance and rapidity of his movements, the animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening and laying up lessons from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are really surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius.
Página 166 - ... dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers, his admirable song rises preeminent over every competitor. The ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment.