 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pages
...them in secret. A piece of money, a teaspoon, or a ring, are always tempting baits to his avarice : these he will slily seize upon, and, if not watched, will carry to his favourite hole. Mr. Montagu was informed by a gentleman, that Jiis butler having missed many silver spoons, and other... | |
 | J. Macloc - 1820 - 348 pages
...of the rigorous climate of the north ; but in all situations it appears active and healthy. In its wild state, the raven is an active and greedy plunderer: nothing comes amiss to it; for whether its prey be living, or completely putrescent, it falls too with a voracious appetite;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...contemplating in secret. A piece of money, a tea-spoon, or a ring, arc always tempting baits to his avarice; these he will slily seize upon, and if not watched,...carry to his favourite hole. In his wild state the r.iven is an active and greedy plunderer. Nothing comes amiss to him: whether his prey be living or... | |
 | Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 248 pages
...eil'ect of the rigorous climate of the north ; but in all situations he appears lively and bealthy. In his wild state the Raven is an active and greedy plunderer. Nothing comes amiss to him; for whether his prey be living or completely putrescent, he falls too with a voracious appetite, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - 612 pages
...contemplating in secret. A piece of money, a tea-spoon, or a ring, are always tempting baits to his avarice ; these he will slily seize upon, and, if not watched, will carry to his favourite hole. .- i In his wild state, the raven is an active and greedy plunderer. Nothing comes amiss to him ; whether... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 392 pages
...Birds, p. 66. A piece of money, a tea-spoon, or a ring, is always a tempting bait to his avarice : these he will slily seize upon, and, if not watched, will carry to some hidingplace. Mr. Montagu was informed by a gentleman, that his butler, having missed many silver... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 586 pages
...contemplating in secret. A piece of money, a tea-spoon, or a ring, are always tempting baits to his avarice; these he will slily seize upon, and, if not watched,...and greedy plunderer. Nothing comes amiss to him. If in his flights he perceives no hope of carrion, and his scent is so exquisite, that he can smell... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 522 pages
...teaspoon, or a ring, are always tempting baits to his avarice ; these he will slily seize upon, arid, if not watched, will carry to his favourite hole....and greedy plunderer. Nothing comes amiss to him. If in his flights he perceives no hope of carrion, (and his scent is so exquisite, that he can smell... | |
 | 1834 - 700 pages
...contemplating in secret. A piece of money, a tea-spoon, or a ring, are always tempting baits to his avarice; these he will slily seize upon, and, if not watched, will carry to his favorite hole. In his wild state, the raven is an active and greedy plunderer. Nothing comes amiss... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1850 - 158 pages
...a-dapt-ed to range at large in the woods, than to be brought up in a state of cap-tiv-i-ty. THE RAVEN. IN his wild state, the raven is an active and greedy plunder-er. Nothing comes amiss to him ; for whether his prey be living, or com-plete-ly pu-tres-cent, he falls to with a vora-ci-ous ap-pe-tite... | |
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... he can neither exhibit nor enjoy; but which, like a miser, he rests satisfied with having the satisfaction of sometimes visiting and contemplating in secret. A piece of money, a tea-spoon, or a ring, are always tempting baits to his avarice; these... 
