Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the AlmanackSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1821 |
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... levelled to the wat'ry plain , gild o'er The gently rising bosom of the waves . Z. The common green woodpecker ( picus viridis ) is larger. 2 See T.T. for 1817 , p . 112 .. 7 See T. T. for 1815 , p . 107 xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
... levelled to the wat'ry plain , gild o'er The gently rising bosom of the waves . Z. The common green woodpecker ( picus viridis ) is larger. 2 See T.T. for 1817 , p . 112 .. 7 See T. T. for 1815 , p . 107 xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
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The common green woodpecker ( picus viridis ) is larger and longer than a missel thrush , of an olive green colour , and has a cap of glossy crimson feathers . The woodpecker receives its name from the facility with which it pecks the ...
The common green woodpecker ( picus viridis ) is larger and longer than a missel thrush , of an olive green colour , and has a cap of glossy crimson feathers . The woodpecker receives its name from the facility with which it pecks the ...
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... Green films of rind his wrinkled neck o'erspread , And crimson petals crest his curled head ; Soft warbling beaks in each bright blossom move , And vocal rose - buds thrill th ' enchanted grove . Admiring Ev'ning stays her beamy star ...
... Green films of rind his wrinkled neck o'erspread , And crimson petals crest his curled head ; Soft warbling beaks in each bright blossom move , And vocal rose - buds thrill th ' enchanted grove . Admiring Ev'ning stays her beamy star ...
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... green his shining plumes infold , His painted wings and breast that flames with gold ! The Gallina or poultry kind must unquestionably be regarded as the most serviceable to mankind of the whole class of birds . The rapacious kinds ...
... green his shining plumes infold , His painted wings and breast that flames with gold ! The Gallina or poultry kind must unquestionably be regarded as the most serviceable to mankind of the whole class of birds . The rapacious kinds ...
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... green wheat , among which they are principally found ; they are easily enticed into nets by a whistle imitating the note or call of the male bird . The poulterers keep them in small boxes made so narrow as to prevent their turning round ...
... green wheat , among which they are principally found ; they are easily enticed into nets by a whistle imitating the note or call of the male bird . The poulterers keep them in small boxes made so narrow as to prevent their turning round ...
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