| Wonders - 1848 - 496 стор.
...the Ravens built on, nest after nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived when the tree was to be levelled. It was in the month of February, when these birds usually sit : the saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted in the opening,... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 344 стор.
...Zoologist, i. 215. ous. 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 wood echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its... | |
| Mrs. Loudon (Jane) - 1850 - 628 стор.
...nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day on which the wood was to be levelled. This was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the trunk, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the wood echoed to the heavy blows of the mallet,... | |
| R. E. - 1851 - 464 стор.
...the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be felled. It was in the month of February, when these birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt,...inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blow of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the bird sat on. At last, when... | |
| 1852 - 58 стор.
...undertaking to be too hazardous. So the raven 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 these birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the root, the wedges were inserted into the opening,... | |
| Gilbert White - 1853 - 386 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 month of February, when these birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, — the wedges were inserted into the opening,... | |
| 1853 - 428 стор.
...upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived on which the wood was to be levelled. This was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the trunk, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle... | |
| 1853 - 420 стор.
...upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived on which the wood was to be levelled. This was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the trunk, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 584 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... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 592 стор.
...the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in THE BAVEN. 57 which the wood was to be levelled. It was in the month...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... | |
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