The Open AirChatto & Windus, 1885 - 270 pages |
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Page 148
... a pasture field for horses , a black congregation of rooks has crowded together in a ring . A solitary pole for trapping hawks stands on the sloping ground outside the cover . These poles are visited every morning when 148 THE OPEN AIR .
... a pasture field for horses , a black congregation of rooks has crowded together in a ring . A solitary pole for trapping hawks stands on the sloping ground outside the cover . These poles are visited every morning when 148 THE OPEN AIR .
Page 171
... speck of yellow , red , or brown the yellow sunlight does not find out . And these make autumn , with the caw of rooks , the peculiar autumn caw of laziness and full feeding , the sky blue as March between UNDER THE ACORNS . 171.
... speck of yellow , red , or brown the yellow sunlight does not find out . And these make autumn , with the caw of rooks , the peculiar autumn caw of laziness and full feeding , the sky blue as March between UNDER THE ACORNS . 171.
Page 172
... rooks longed to see them riper . They were very numerous , the oaks covered with them , a crop for the greedy rooks , the greedier pigeons , the pheasants , and the jays . One thing I missed - the corn . So quickly was the harvest ...
... rooks longed to see them riper . They were very numerous , the oaks covered with them , a crop for the greedy rooks , the greedier pigeons , the pheasants , and the jays . One thing I missed - the corn . So quickly was the harvest ...
Page 208
... rooks commence the speeches and con sations which will continue till late into the follo autumn . The general idea is that they pair in Febru ... but there are some reasons for thinking that rooks , in fact , choose their mates at the ...
... rooks commence the speeches and con sations which will continue till late into the follo autumn . The general idea is that they pair in Febru ... but there are some reasons for thinking that rooks , in fact , choose their mates at the ...
Page 209
... rooks caw incessantly , and the birds at large essay to utter their welcome of the sun . The wet furrows reflect the rays so that the dark earth gleams , and in the slight mist that stays farther away the light pauses and fills the ...
... rooks caw incessantly , and the birds at large essay to utter their welcome of the sun . The wet furrows reflect the rays so that the dark earth gleams , and in the slight mist that stays farther away the light pauses and fills the ...
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