Burford cottage, and its robin-red-breast, by the author of Keepr's travels |
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Burford Cottage, and Its Robin-Red-Breast, by the Author of Keepr's Travels Edward Augustus Kendall No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 103 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...
Page 104 - And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine, And bread which strengtheneth man's heart. The trees of the LORD are full of sap ; The cedars of Lebanon, which HE hath planted ; Where the birds make their nests : As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ; And the rocks for the conies.
Page 102 - Tamed by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One alone, The redbreast, sacred to the household gods. Wisely regardful of th...
Page 65 - With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.
Page 54 - The heart is hard in nature, and unfit For human fellowship, as being void Of sympathy, and therefore dead alike To love and friendship both, that is not pleased With sight of animals enjoying life, Nor feels their happiness augment his own.
Page 102 - Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is; Till more familiar grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet.
Page 100 - Now, shepherds, to your helpless charge be kind, Baffle the raging year, and fill their pens With food at will; lodge them below the storm, And watch them strict : for from the bellowing east, In this dire season, oft...
Page 104 - Thou makest darkness, and it is night : Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their meat from God.
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Page 125 - Woeful end shall thee befall. Savage! He would soon divest Of its rosy plumes thy breast; Then, with solitary joy, Eat thee, bones and all, my boy!