 Of hazel, pendent o'er the plaintive stream, They frame the first foundation of their domes; Dry sprigs of trees, in artful fabric laid, And bound with clay together. Now 'tis nought But restless hurry through the busy air, Beat by unnumber'd wings.  A History of British Birds - Sivu xxvtekijä(t) Thomas Bewick - 1826Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sivua
...hurry through the busy air, Beat by unnumber'd wings. The swallow sweeps The slimy pool, to build his ancmft, Archbishop of Canterbury. ZUnrl, Vlllien,...Duke of Buck,ngham. It 1.1. ,4 Id LAICI. AN EPISTLE. unobserv'd, Steal from the barn a straw; till soft and warm, Clean and complete, their habitation grows.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1826 - 176 sivua
...through the busy air, 650 Beat by unnumber.'d wings. The swallow sweeps The sli.ny pool, to build ills hanging house Intent: And often, from the careless.... Pluck hair and wool ; and oft, when unobserved, 655 Steal from the barn a straw : till, soft and warm. Clean and complete, their habitation grows.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1826 - 268 sivua
...hurry through the busy air, Beat by nnnumber'd wings. The swallow sweeps The slimy pool, to build his hanging house Intent. And often from the careless...thousand tugging bills Pluck hair and wool; and oft, when unobserv'd, Steal from the barn a straw: till soft and wurm, Clean and complete, their habitation grows.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 sivua
...hurry tlirough the busy air, Beat by unnumber'd wings. The swallow sweeps The slimy pool, to build his hanging house Intent. And often, from the careless back Of herds and flocks a thousand tugging bills 1'luck hair and wool ; and oft, when unobserv'd, Steal from the barn a straw : till soft and warm,... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 sivua
...often it becomes habitual ; we frequently meet the same persons in the route which we often take ; Often from the careless back Of herds and flocks a thousand tugging bills Pluck hair and wool. THOMSON. Here frequent at the visionary hour, When musing midnight reigns or silent noon, Angelic harps... | |
 | James Thomson - 1826 - 438 sivua
..., Beat by unnumber'd wings. The swallow sweeps The slimy pool, to build his hanging house Intt-nt. And often, from the careless back Of herds and flocks, a thousand tugging hills Pluck hair and wool; and oft, when unobserv'd , Steal from the barn a straw : till soft and warm... | |
 | James Jennings - 1828 - 526 sivua
...Swallow sweeps The slimy pool to build his hanging house, Intent ; and often, from the careless hack Of herds and flocks a thousand tugging bills Pluck hair and wool." Spring. The MIGRATION or BIRDS is also a subject of considerable interest in their natural history.... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 868 sivua
...bound with clay together. Now 'tis naught But restless hurry through the busy air, Beat by unnumbered wings. The swallow sweeps The slimy pool, to build...warm, Clean and complete, their habitation grows. Thornton. The cavern-loving wren sequestered seeks The verdant shelter of the hollow stump, And with... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 sivua
...hurry through the busy air, Beat by unnumber'd wings. The swallow sweep* The slimy pool, to build his hanging house Intent. And often, from the careless...tugging bills Pluck hair and wool ; and oft, when unobserv'd. Steal from the barn a straw : till soft and warm, Clean and complete, their habitation... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sivua
...through the busy air, Beat by unnumbered wings- The swallow sweeps The slimy pool, to build his hauging d with interior light Conversed with angels and unbodied...tread the courts of the Eternal King! Gladly I wo oil. when unobserved, Steal from the barn a straw ; till soft and warm. Clean and complete, their habitation... | |
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