 No tool had he who wrought; no knife to cut; No nail to fix; no bodkin to insert; No glue to join; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished! What nice hand, With every implement and means of art, • And twenty years apprenticeship to boot,...  Wonders of the animal kingdom. Birds - Стр. 413авторы: Wonders - 1848 - Страниц: 484Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Mary Bristow Wood - 1845 - Страниц: 120
...: I will repeat them : — ' " It wins my admiration To view the structure of that little work — A bird's nest — mark it well within, without ; No...no bodkin to insert ; No glue to join : his little beai was all — And yet how neatly (iiiishM t — what nice hand, With every implement and means of... | |
 | 1845 - Страниц: 440
...found an engraving of a bird's nest, accompanied by the following lines : ' Behold a bird's neat ! Mark it well, within, without. No tool had he that...cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to loin : his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished ! what nice hand, With every implement,... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1845 - Страниц: 510
...Mr. Hurdis's pretty lines on this subject? I think I can ; speaking of a bird's nest, he says, * * "Mark it well; within, without, No tool had he that wrought ; no knife to out, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet, how neatly... | |
 | 1845 - Страниц: 864
...the following lines : ' Behold a bird's neat ! Mark it well, within, without, No tool had lie tliat wrought ; no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glae to join: his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished ! what nice hand, With every implement,... | |
 | William Chapman Hewitson - 1846 - Страниц: 434
...EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS. VOL. II. " It wins my admiration To view the structure of that little work — A bird's nest. Mark it well within, without ; No tool had he who wrought, no knife to cut ; No nail to fix ; no bodkin to insert ; No glue to join : his little... | |
 | 1847 - Страниц: 412
...application of mop and brush. " It wins my admiration To view the structure of that little work, Yon bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut ; No nail to flx ; no bodkin to insert ; No glue to join ; his little beak was all : And yet how neatly finish'd... | |
 | Migratory birds - 1847 - Страниц: 74
...roots, such as are ofien seen in rocky lanes, curiously interlaced together : " No tool had she who wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join ; her little beak was all ; And yet how nicely finished ! What neat hand, With every implement, and... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1847 - Страниц: 140
...entitled " The Village Curate," written about half a century ago, in describing a bird's nest, has said, " Mark it well, within, without, No tool had he that wrought, no knife to out, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all, And yet how neatly... | |
 | Bertie (fict.name.) - 1849 - Страниц: 134
...our wisest and best poets says — " It wins my admiration To view the structure of that little work, A bird's nest. Mark It well, within, without ; No...insert ; No glue to join : his little beak was all, — AnoT yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand, With every implement and mean of art, And twenty... | |
 | 1874 - Страниц: 714
...work. A bird's nest. Mark it well, witbin, without ; No tool had be that wrought, no knife to cut, Ko nail to fix, no bodkin to insert. No glue to join : his little beak wnt all, And yet how neatly finish 'd ! What nice band, With every implement and means of art, And... | |
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