 | William Shakespeare - 1846 - 560 pages
...shall hear I am not afraid. . Quin. Bless thee, Bottom ! Bless thee ! Thou art translated. [Exit. Tlie ousel-cock, so black of hue, With orange-tawny bill,...throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quilt. Tita. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed ? [Waking. Bot. 77t€ finch, the sparrow, and... | |
 | 1846 - 430 pages
...cuckold's quirister," it may be that Shakespeare alludes, when he sings of • The plain-song cuckoo grey, Whose note full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer, nay." Midsummer-Night's Dream. " Who would give a bird the lie," says Bottom, "though he cry cuckoo never... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 pages
...they shall J ear I am not afraid. \Sings. The ôtuel-cock, so black ofhut With orangf~taWTir i/ 6Ш, The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill. fita. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed? [Waking. Bot. TAt ,/îw/i, tin- eparrow, and the lark,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1848 - 498 pages
...I will walk ip and down here, and I will sing, that they shall tear I am not afraid. « « [Sings. The ousel-cock, so black of hue, With orange-tawny...with his note so true, The wren with little quill ; Tita. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed ? [Waking. Bot. The finch, the sparrow, and the lark.... | |
 | Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 pages
...prey, that this Owl attacks any of the feathered tribe, 183 OIIDER II.— PERCHING BIRDS. IXSESSORES. "The ousel-cock,* so black of hue, With orange-tawny...finch, the sparrow, and the lark; The plain-song cuckoo grey." — SHAKSPEARE. IN consequence of the great number of species comprised in the present order,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1849 - 952 pages
...my flowery bed! [Waking. Bot. The finch, the sparrow, and the lai-!¡, T/ie plain-song cuckoo grey. some call him Aulolvcus. Cl». Out — • or, indeed, who would set bis wit to so foolish a bird! who would give a bird the lie, though... | |
 | Brand - 1849 - 544 pages
...and in all other countries it is used in the same reproachful sense : ' The plain song cuckoo grey, Whose note full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer nay.' Shakesp. "The reproach seems to arise from this bird making use of the bed or nest of another to deposit... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 556 pages
...they can. I will walk up and down here, and I will sing, that they shall hear I am not afraid. [Sings. The ousel-cock, so black of hue. With orange-tawny...with his note so true, The wren with little quill. Tita. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed ? [Waking. Bot. The finch, the sparrow, and the lark,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 586 pages
...they can. I will walk up and down here, and I will sing, that they shall hear I am not afraid. [Swigs. The ousel-cock, so black of hue, With orange-tawny...with his note so true, The wren with little quill. Tita. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed ? [Waking. Bot. The/inch, the sparrow, and the lark,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 576 pages
...they can. I will walk up and down here, and I will sing, that they shall hear I am not afraid. [Sings. The ousel-cock, so black of hue, With orange-tawny...with his note so true, The wren with little quill. Tita. What angel wakes me from my flowery bed ? [ Waking. Bot. Thefinch, the sparrow, and the lark,... | |
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The finch, the sparrow, and the lark, The plain-song cuckoo gray, Whose note full many a man doth mark, And dares not answer, nay... 
