 | 1841 - 588 Seiten
...song says — . " The cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies, He brings us good tidings; He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs To make his voice clear, And when he sings ' cuckoo' The summer is near." Dr. Brookes sets himself seriously to refute this story of the eggs, and says, truly... | |
 | 1844 - 858 Seiten
...riffled. " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies.* He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; And never sings, cuckoo, Till summer draws near."-f • To its truthfulness, as the " cuckold's quirister,"... | |
 | 1846 - 266 Seiten
...NATURAL HISTORY. 338. THE cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; And when he sings " cuckoo !" The summer is near. 339. THE cat sat asleep by the side of the fire, The mistress snored loud as a pig... | |
 | 1846 - 430 Seiten
...riffled. " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies.* He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; And never sings, cuckoo, Till summer draws near."f • To its truthfulness, as the " cuckold's quirister,"... | |
 | 1846 - 300 Seiten
...HISTORY. CCCXLVIII. THE cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; CCCXLIX. THE cat sat asleep by the side of the fire, The mistress snored loud as a pig : Jack took... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 Seiten
...song says — " The cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs To make his voice clear, And when he sings ' cuckoo' The summer is near." Dr. Brookes sets himself seriously to refute this story of the eggs, and says, truly... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell- Phillipps - 1853 - 372 Seiten
...HISTORY. ccccxcv. HE cuckoo's a fine bird, He sings as he flics ; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear ; And when he sings " cuckoo \ " The summer is near. • [A provincial version of the t»ame.] THE cuckoo's a vine bird, A zengs as a vlies... | |
 | Johann Wilhelm Wolf - 1855 - 918 Seiten
...redit indicat aettatem sese exspectare cucullus*}. ein englifches kinderlied lautet: the cuckoo's a fine bird he sings, äs he flies he brings us good tidings he teils us no lies. i he sucks liltle bird's egg» lo make bis voice clear and when he sings 'cuckoo' the svmmer w near... | |
 | Charles Henry Bennett - 1858 - 82 Seiten
...farmers ride, Hobbledy-hoy, Hobbledy-hoy ! This is the way the farmers ride, Hobblcdy hobbledy-hoy ! lie sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear ; And when he sings "'Cuckoo!" The summer is near. he was a piper's son, He learned to play when he was young ; But all the tune that... | |
 | 1858 - 362 Seiten
...HISTORY. ccccxcv. j|f;HE cuckoo's a fine bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear ; CCCCXCVI. [A provincial version of the same.] THE cuckoo's a vine bird, A zengs as a vlies ; A brengs... | |
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The cuckoo's a fine bird, he sings as he flies; he brings us good tidings, he tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs to make his voice clear; and when he sings „cuckoo! 
