 | John George Wood - 1862 - Страниц: 804
...a general cry of ' Here they come.' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing through the rigging of a...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men ; the birds continued to pour in ; the fires were lighted, and a most magnificent as well... | |
 | Francis Trevelyan Buckland - 1863 - Страниц: 298
...general cry of ' Here they come ! ' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging of a...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as... | |
 | John George Wood - 1831 - Страниц: 802
...a general cry of 'Here they come.' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing through the rigging of a...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men ; the birds continued to pour in ; the fires were lighted, and a most magnificent as well... | |
 | 1882 - Страниц: 418
...though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea. passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, I...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as... | |
 | 1882 - Страниц: 420
...though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, I...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as... | |
 | William Lloyd Baily - 1869 - Страниц: 272
...though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, I...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as... | |
 | 1869 - Страниц: 488
...sea passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived, and passed over me, 1 felt a current of air that surprised me : thousands were soon knocked down by the men provided with poles. The current of birds, however, kept still increasing ; the fires were... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1870 - Страниц: 564
...though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, I...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the men provided with poles. The current of birds, however, kept still increasing. The fires were lighted,... | |
 | Eliza Lee Cabot Follen - 1870 - Страниц: 108
...made, though distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, I felt a current of air that surprised me. The stream of birds still kept increasing. Fires were lighted, and many people had torches, and a most... | |
 | Our pets - 1873 - Страниц: 214
...while yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived, and passed over me,...knocked down by polemen. The current of birds, however, kept increasing. The fires were lighted; and a most magnificent as well as terrible sight presented... | |
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The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, I felt a current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down... 
