 | Agnes Arber - 1912 - 332 pàgines
...all come foorth, and hangeth onely by the bill ; in short space after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a foule, bigger then a Mallard, and lesser than a Goose." The fable of the Goose Tree was rejected in... | |
 | Harry Kirke Swann - 1913 - 450 pàgines
..."Herbal" (1597) states, "as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees till at length it is all come forth and hangeth only by the bill : in short space after, it cometh to full maturitie and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers," etc. Turner, who calls it " Bernicle... | |
 | Moritz Trautmann - 1915 - 268 pàgines
...the shel gapeth open . . . till at length it is all come foorth, and hangeth only by the bill . . . and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a foule, biggar than a Mallard, and lesser than a Goose; having black legs and bul, and feathers black... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1915 - 432 pàgines
...: when it is perfectly formed the shel gapeth open . . . till at length it is all come foorth . . . and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers and groweth to a foule, bigger then a Mallard, and less then a Goose ; having blacke legs and bill or beake, and feathers... | |
 | John Rylands Library - 1916 - 250 pàgines
...all come foorth, and hangeth onely by the bill ; in short space after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a foule, bigger then a Mallard, and lesser then a Goose ; hauing blacke legs and bill or beake, and feathers... | |
 | John Rylands Library - 1916 - 234 pàgines
...all come foorth, and hangeth onely by the bill ; in short space after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a foule, bigger then a Mallard, and lesser then a Goose ; hauing blacke legs and bill or beake, and feathers... | |
 | David Freedberg - 2003 - 528 pàgines
...and as it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come foorth . . . and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a foule, bigger then a Mallard, and lesser than a goose." lohn Gerard. The Herball or Generali Historie... | |
 | 1862 - 380 pàgines
...the bird hanging out, and as it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill : in short space after, it cometh to full maturitie and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers and groweth into a fowle biggar than... | |
 | 1856 - 352 pàgines
...bird hanging out, and as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short space after, it cometh to full maturite, and falleth unto the sea, where it gathereth feathers and groweth to a fowl bigger than a... | |
 | 1843 - 522 pàgines
...bird hanging out ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short space after it cometh to full maturitie, and falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a fowl bigger than... | |
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When it is perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace, or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging out ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come... 
