 | Gilbert White - 1903 - 446 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled....blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to itu fall ; but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ;... | |
 | Reginald Bosworth Smith - 1905 - 500 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled....the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or the mallet, the tree nodded to its fall; but still the daw sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird... | |
 | Henry Arthur Treble, George Henry Vallins - 1927 - 132 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled....was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted in the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its... | |
 | Walter Johnson - 1928 - 372 стор.
...undertaking hazardous. " So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled. It was the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were... | |
 | 1867 - 566 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled....the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. At last when it gave way, the bird... | |
 | 1833 - 442 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled....those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the but — the wedges were inserted into the opening — the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1857 - 798 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon uest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled ; it was in the month of February, when they usually sit. The saw was applied to the trunk, the wedges were inserted into the opening ; the... | |
 | 1830 - 596 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled : it •was in the mouth of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the but, the wedges were inserted... | |
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... the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled. It was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. 
