...usually sit ; and the dam was upon her nest. The saw was applied to the but ; wedges were inserted in the opening ; the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle and the mallet, and the tree nodded to its fall : yet still the dam sate on. At last, when the tree...

...be seen by comparing it with the accompanying cut. The common oak is the quercus robur of botanists. a little brush, without any large limbs. About twenty...whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to th« ground.-)* In the hall of Dudly Castle there is an oak table, seventy-five feet long, and three...

...hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day ar. rived in which the wood was to be levelled. It was in the...from her nest; and, though her parental affection de. served a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground. LETTER...

...February, when these birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted in the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the bird sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung...

...birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted in the opening, the wood echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet,...way, the bird was flung from her nest; and though parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to...

...levelled. It was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods...whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground.f * The gi eater part of these trees still support the bridge. — Er>. •f- A similar instance...

...felled. It was in the month of February, when these birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the butt, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods echoed to the heavy blow of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the bird sat on. At last, when...

...twenty feet in height. It appeared in the prime of its growth, and had not a single dead branch. — En. a little brush, without any large limbs. About twenty...whipped down by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground.f * In the hall of Dudly Castle there is an oak table, seventy-five feet long, and three feet...

...This was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the trunk, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods...mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam persisted to sit. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and though her maternal...

...This was in the month of February, when those birds usually sit. The saw was applied to the trunk, the wedges were inserted into the opening, the woods...mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam persisted to sit. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest ; and though her maternal...