Birds and bird-life, by F.T. Buckland and other naturalists |
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... feet and a half high , made of reeds , are placed , at regular distances , along each pipe . Behind these the decoy - man conceals himself till the birds are advanced sufficiently up the pipe for him to show himself at one of the ...
... feet and a half high , made of reeds , are placed , at regular distances , along each pipe . Behind these the decoy - man conceals himself till the birds are advanced sufficiently up the pipe for him to show himself at one of the ...
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... duck- shooter . Mounted on his mud pattens ( flat , square pieces of board , tied to the feet ) , he was traversing one of those vast muddy flats , covered with green seaweed , which are among 16 BIRDS AND BIRD - LIFE .
... duck- shooter . Mounted on his mud pattens ( flat , square pieces of board , tied to the feet ) , he was traversing one of those vast muddy flats , covered with green seaweed , which are among 16 BIRDS AND BIRD - LIFE .
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... feet , then reaching knee deep , and advancing beyond his waist , he was horror - struck at finding that , instead of receding , as he had expected , it continued to creep upwards , until by degrees , it covered his shoulders . At ...
... feet , then reaching knee deep , and advancing beyond his waist , he was horror - struck at finding that , instead of receding , as he had expected , it continued to creep upwards , until by degrees , it covered his shoulders . At ...
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... they cannot fly at a less rate than a hundred miles in an hour ; " and that , to shoot with any chance of success , aim must be taken " ten or twelve feet before their bills ; " but when flying across the 44 BIRDS AND BIRD - LIFE .
... they cannot fly at a less rate than a hundred miles in an hour ; " and that , to shoot with any chance of success , aim must be taken " ten or twelve feet before their bills ; " but when flying across the 44 BIRDS AND BIRD - LIFE .
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... feet , and more than eight in the expanse of wings ; the weight is from twenty to twenty - five pounds , and sometimes more . The swan is very long - lived , often attaining to more than thirty years of age . The beautiful down , so ...
... feet , and more than eight in the expanse of wings ; the weight is from twenty to twenty - five pounds , and sometimes more . The swan is very long - lived , often attaining to more than thirty years of age . The beautiful down , so ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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!
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.