 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the t:ee nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At last, •when it gave way, the Bird was flung from her nest ; and, though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | Geography - 1819 - 188 pages
...wedges wtre inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. A i last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and, though her parental affection deserved... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1822 - 380 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat...At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and, though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | William Hone - Calendars - 1827 - 858 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening, 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 pave way, the bird was flung from her nest; and though her parental affection deserved a better fate,... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed with the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat...At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and, though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | Months - 1830 - 188 pages
...hedges; lops trees, and plants those kinds that love a wet soil, such as poplars, alders, and willows. nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest; and, though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was -whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 868 pages
...into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to .ts fall, but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest; and though' her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | Natural history - 1831 - 590 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat...At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest; and though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat...At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and, though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs,... | |
 | Edward Jesse - Animal behavior - 1832 - 342 pages
...wedges were inserted into the opening, ' the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle ' or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the ' dam...last, when it gave way, the bird ' was flung from her nest ; and, though her parental ' affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down ' by the twigs,... | |
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... the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled. It was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle... 
