 | 1844 - Страниц: 858
...the eggs of helpless warblers whose trim nests it riffled. " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us...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 - Страниц: 300
...begin to cry, Rowley Poley runs away. FIFTEENTH CLASS. NATURAL HISTORY. CCCXLVIII. THE cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings,...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... | |
 | 1846 - Страниц: 430
...the eggs of helpless warblers whose trim nests it riffled. " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us...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,"... | |
 | Percy Society - 1847 - Страниц: 358
...Perhaps the following local rhyme may not be unacceptable: — 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 throat clear; And never sings cuckoo, Till the spring time of year. So many fine maidens, Wouldn't... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - Страниц: 372
...is as long as my toe ! * London's Magazine of Natural History, IT. THE CUCKOO. The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings ; He tells us no lies. He drinks the cold water, To keep his voice clear ; And he'll come again In the spring of the year. In... | |
 | 1858 - Страниц: 362
...strawberries, sugar, and cream ! 3&f .Ik % FIFTEENTH CLASS. NATURAL HISTORY. ccccxcv. CHE cuckoo's a fine bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings,...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... | |
 | Charles Henry Bennett - 1858 - Страниц: 82
...stretched his mouth to its utmost extent, And down at one gulp house and old woman went. cuckoo's a fine bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. 'T'HIS is the way the ladies ride ; Tri, tre, tre, tree, Tri, tre, tre, tree! This is the way the ladies... | |
 | Franz Pfeiffer, Karl Bartsch, Otto Behaghel - 1860 - Страниц: 534
...1842, S. 42 : The cuckoo' sa fine bird, \ he sings äs he flies; he brings us good tidings, \ he teils us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs \ to make his voice clear; and when he sings 'cuckoo!' \ the summe)' is near. Ein Kinderreim aus Schottland (ebd.) : The bat, the bee, the butterflie, \ the cuckoo... | |
 | Johann Ludwig Uhland - 1866 - Страниц: 1080
...ш. » Popular rliymes etc. of Scotland, (Sbinburg 1842, €. 42: The cuckoo's a fine bird, he singa as he flies; he brings us good tidings, he tells us no lire. He sucks little birds' eggs to make hie voice clear; and when he sings „cuckoo!" the summer... | |
 | Old nursery songs - 1869 - Страниц: 348
...struck up a tune, and they all danced a jig, And the parrot flew back to her cage. HE cuckoo is a bonny bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings,...little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear ; And never cries " Cuckoo ! Till the spring time is near. ' HE girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain,... | |
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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 1 till summer draws near. 
