 Suddenly there burst forth 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 close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived, and passed over me, I felt a current...  The Christian Remembrancer - Pàgina 1321851Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1832 - 650 pàgines
...general cry of " Here they come." The noise which they made, though yet distant, is described as like a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging of a close-reefed vessel. As the birds arrived, they were knocked down by thousands by the pole-men. As they continued to pour in, the fires were lighted,... | |
 | Eliza Lee Cabot Follen - 1832 - 266 pàgines
...-but all of ?a sudden I heard a general cry of 'Here they come!' The noise which they made, though distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea passing through the rigging«fa close reefed vessel. As the birds arrived and passed over me, 1 felt a current of air that... | |
 | 1834 - 560 pàgines
...arrived. But all of a sudden I heard a cry of " Here they come !" The noise which they made, though distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing...Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The current of birds, however, kept still increasing. The fires were lighted, and a most magnificent, as... | |
 | 1834 - 700 pàgines
...but, all of a sudden, I heard a general cry of ' Here they come ." The noise which they made, though distant, reminded me of a hard gale at sea, passing...Thousands were soon knocked down by the polemen. The current of birds, however, kept increasing. The fires were lighted, and a most magnificent as well... | |
 | 1834 - 562 pàgines
...Here they come!" The noise which they made, though distant, reminded me of a. hard gale at sen, pissng through the rigging of a closereefed 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 pole-men. The cmr-nt... | |
 | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 pàgines
...in glimpses amidst the tall trees. Suddenly there burst forth a general cry of ' Here they come !' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded...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... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 350 pàgines
...appeared in glimpses amidst the tall trees. Suddenly there burst forth a general cry of 'Here they come!' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded...continued to pour in; the fires were lighted, and a most magnificent as well as wonderful and almost terrifying sight presented itself. The pigeons arriving... | |
 | 1849 - 96 pàgines
...in glimpses amidst the tall trees. Suddenly there burst forth a general cry of ' Here they come !' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded...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... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pàgines
...All eyes were gazing on the clear sky ; suddenly there burst forth a general cry of 'Here they come!' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded...down by the polemen. The birds continued to pour in, and the fires were lighted. They alighted every where, one above another, until solid masses, as large... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pàgines
...eyes were gazing on the clear sky, when suddenly there burst forth a general cry of ' Here they come!' The noise which they made, though yet distant, reminded...surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by men armed with poles. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as... | |
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