 ... they had a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying hold of a straw with their bills, and so plunge down in society. Others again would form a large mass, by clinging together with their feet, and in that manner commit...  Wither's Motto - Page 182by George Wither - 1814 - 86 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1772 - 412 pages
...numbers on a reed, till it broke and funk with them to the bottom; and their immerfion was preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying hold of a ftraw with their bills, and fo plunge down in fociety. Others again would form a large mafs by clinging... | |
 | Samuel Ward - 1775 - 414 pages
...in numbers on a reed, till it t>roke and funk with them to the bottom ; and before their immerfion they had a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying hold of a ftraw with their bills, and fo plunge down in fociety. Others again would form a large mafs by clinging... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 530 pages
...numbers on a reed, till it broke and funk with them to the bottom ; and their immerfion was preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying hold of a ftraw with their bills, and fo plunge down in fociety. Others again would form a large mafs, by clinging... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pages
...numbers on a rccd, till it broke and funk with them to the bottom ; and their immcrfion was preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying hold of я ftraw with their bills, and fo plunge down in fociety. Others again would form a large mafs, by... | |
 | 1796 - 512 pages
...afTerabled in numbers on a reed till.it broke and funk with them ; and their immerfion was preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length ; that others would unite in laying hold of a flraw with their bills, and fo plunge downinfociety. Others, again, would form a large mafs by clinging... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...numbers on a reed, till it broke and funk with them to the bottcin; and their iinmerfion \>as preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying hold of a Itraw with their bills, and fo plunge down in focicty. Others again would foim a large ma(V, by clinging... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...numbers on a reed, till it broke and funk with them to the bottom; and their immerfion \vas preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others would nnite in laying hold of a ftraw with their bills, and fo plunge down in fociety. Others ?gain would... | |
 | Thomas Lupton - 1815 - 262 pages
...broke, and sunk with them to the bottom ; and before their immersion, they had a dirge of a cIuarter of an hour's length. That others would unite in laying...naturalists and others, there appears not the smallest truth in them. ladeed, they are so absurd, so exceedingly absurd, that they are hardly worthy confutation.... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pages
...smiling at the folly, at the simplicity of the authors. Mr. Klein, who in other instances cannot be accused of easy credulity, is a dupe to this notion,...naturalists and others, there appears not the smallest truth in them. Indeed, they are so absurd, so exceedingly absurd, that they are hardly worthy confutation.... | |
 | Percy Bolingbroke St. John - 1838 - 208 pages
...numbers on a reed, till it broke and sunk with them to the bottom ; and their immersion was preluded by a dirge of a quarter of an hour's length. That others...large mass, by clinging together with their feet, and so commit themselves to the deep. Such are the relations given by those that are fond of this opinion,... | |
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