 | Edward Stanley - 1835 - 300 pages
...were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall; but still the dam sat on. At last,...the bird was flung from her nest, and, though her constancy deserved a better fate, was whipped down by twigs, which brought her dead to the ground.... | |
 | Frederic Shoberl - 1836 - 296 pages
...were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. At last,...though her parental affection deserved a better fate, she was whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground." The Raven may be rendered... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1836 - 440 pages
...were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle, or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At...when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest j and, though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs, which brought... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At...by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground. and stately ; their bark glossy and beautiful ; their tops small and thinly provided with branches;... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall; but still the duni sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung...by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground. and stately ; their bark glossy and beautiful ; their tops small and thinly provided with branches;... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 874 pages
...into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to ;ts fall, but still, the dam sat on. At last, when it...nest; and though her parental affection deserved a bettei fate, was whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground." * NATURALISTS' CALENDAR.... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 936 pages
...into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to .ts fall, but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest; and thoi.gr her parental affection deserved a bettci fate, was whipped down by the twigs, which brought... | |
 | William MacGillivray - 1837 - 702 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening ; the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the mallet ; and the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from the nest ; and though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 784 pages
...and the mallet, and the tree nodded to its fall : yet still the dam sate on. At last, when the tree gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and, though her maternal affection merited a better fate, she was whipped by the boughs which brought her dead to the... | |
 | 1830 - 596 pages
...people." into the opening, the woods echoed with the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At...the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground." We have strayed from our subject, and must return to the origin of the term Gospel Oak.* " The custom,"... | |
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... the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled. It was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle... 
