 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...ungland brant geefe ; and in Lineadme, tree geele ; but the other that do fall upon the land perilh, and come to nothing. Thus much from the writings of others, and alfo from the mouths of people of thole parts, which may very well accord with truth." " But what our... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 878 pages
...north of England brant geese ; and in Lancashire, tree geese ; but the other that do fall opon the land perish, and come to nothing. Thus much from the writings of others, and «Uo from the niuuth« of people of those parts, which may тегу well accord with troth. " But what... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - Animals - 1831 - 508 pages
...Lancashire Tree Geese: but the other that do fall upon the land perish, and come to nothing. Thus much by the writings of others, and also from the mouths of...which may very well accord with truth." " But what our eies have scene, and hands have touched, we shall declare ;" and then he goes on, in all the confidence... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 794 pages
...England, brant geese ; and in Lancashire, tree geese ; but the other that do come fall upon the land, perish, and come to nothing. Thus much from the writings...those parts, which may very well accord with truth." He then subjoins the following account of what he solemnly affirms he had not only seen, but touched... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1844 - 608 pages
...The other part of his story, setting forth that these Barnacles grow upon trees, which he learned " from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts," is by no means so discordant with truth, as they certainly do grow on trees, though not produced by... | |
 | David Landsborough - 1852 - 206 pages
...falling into the water, do become fowls, which we call barnacles." This he records as information derived from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts, which he says may very well accord with truth ; adding, in the simplicity of his heart, and with no intention... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - Animals - 1857 - 608 pages
...The other part of his story, setting forth that these Barnacles grove upon trees, which he learned " from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts," is by no means so discordant with truth, as they certainly do grow on trees, though not produced by... | |
 | Friedrich Max Müller - Comparative linguistics - 1864 - 622 pages
...Lancashire tree Geese; but the other thatr'do fall upon the land, perish and come to nothing : thus much by the writings of others, and also from the mouths of...which may very well accord with truth. 'But what our eies have seene, and hands have touched, we shall declare. There is a small Ilande in Lancashire called... | |
 | Friedrich Max Müller - Comparative linguistics - 1864 - 652 pages
...Geese; but the other that do fall upon the land, perish and come to nothing : thus much by the Avritings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those...which may very well accord with truth. ' But what our eies have scene, and hands have touched, we shall declare. There is a small Ilande in Lancashire called... | |
 | Children's literature, English - 1868 - 510 pages
...Lancashire tree-geese; and the other that do fall upon the land perish and come to nothing." Thus much by " the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts." Gerarde then goes on to relate equally wonderful things concerning the same tree-goose of Lancashire,... | |
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... we call Barnakles, in the north of England Brant Geese, and in Lancashire tree Geese ; but the other that do fall upon the land, perish and come to nothing : thus much by the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts, which... 
