 | 1816 - 782 стор.
...amufement, gives it fufficicnt time to dry and harden. About half an inch feems to be a fufficient layer for a day. Thus careful workmen, when they build mud-walls (informed at firft perhaps by this little bird) raife but a moderate layer at a time, and then defift ; left the... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 392 стор.
...Swallow. Bewick.— House Martin. Montague. — Be-j,. Birds, p. 255, dry and harden. About half an inch seems to be a sufficient layer for a day. Thus, careful...(informed at first, perhaps, by this little bird,) add but a moderate layer at a time, and then desist, lest the work should become top-heavy, and so... | |
 | 1831 - 652 стор.
...gives it sufficient time to dry and harden. About half an inch seems to be a sufficient layer fora day. Thus careful workmen, when they build mud-walls (informed at first perhaps by the little bird,) rais« but a moderate layer at a time and then desist; lest the work should become... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 стор.
...rest of the day to food and amusement, gives it sufficient time to dry and harden. About half an iuch seems to be a sufficient layer for a day. Thus careful workmen when they build mud walls (informed at first perhaps by this little bird) raise but a moderate layer at a time, and... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 стор.
...rest of the day to food and amusement, gives it sufficient time to dry and harden. About half an inch seems to be a sufficient layer for a day. Thus careful workmen when they build mud walls (informed at first perhaps by this little bird) raise but a moderate layer at a time, and... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1843 - 348 стор.
...of the day to food and amuse, merit, gives it sufficient time to dry and harden.. About half an inch seems to be a sufficient layer for a day. Thus careful...top-heavy, and so be ruined by its own weight. By this melhod, in about ten or twelve days, is formed an hemispheric nest with a small aperture towards the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 стор.
...rest of the day to food and amusement, gives it sufficient time to dry and harden. About half an inch seems to be a sufficient layer for a day. Thus careful workmen when they build mud walls (informed at first perhaps by this little bird) raise but a moderate layer at a time, and... | |
 | T B. M - 1844 - 274 стор.
...Speaking of the gradual advance of the work, he says : " Thus careful workmen, when they build mud walls (informed at first, perhaps, by this little bird),...become top-heavy, and so be ruined by its own weight." Allusion is made in Holy Scripture to the Swallow, as observing "the time of its coming,"* and as finding... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 стор.
...rest of the day to food and amusement, gives it sufficient time to dry and harden. About half an inch seems to be a sufficient layer for a day. Thus careful workmen when they build mud- walls (informed at first perhaps by this little bird) raise but a moderate layer at a time, and... | |
 | Gilbert White, Edward Jesse - 1851 - 534 стор.
...day to food and amusement, gives it sufficient time to dry and harden. About half an inch seems to be sufficient layer for a day. Thus, careful workmen,...they build mud-walls (informed at first, perhaps, by these little birds), raise but a moderate layer at a time, and then desist, lest the work should become... | |
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... by its own weight, the provident architect has prudence and forbearance enough not to advance her work too fast ; but by building only in the morning, and by dedicating the rest of the day to food and amusement, gives it sufficient time to dry and... 
