 I have often amused myself," says he, "with observing their plans of policy from my window in the Temple, that looks upon a grove where they have made a colony in the midst of a city. At the commencement of spring the rookery, which, during the continuance...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 77edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
 | Animal behavior - 1821 - 188 pages
...excluded from coming to live among them, and none suffered to build but acknowledged natives of the place. At the commencement of Spring, the rookery, which...only guarded by about five or six, like old soldiers iu a garrison, now begins to be once more frequented; and in a short time, allttie bustle and hurry... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1825 - 476 pages
...live among them, and none suffered to build but acknowledged natives of the place. I have often amused myself with observing their plan of policy from my...window in the Temple that looks upon a grove where they hare made a colony in the midst of the city. At the commencement of spring, the rookery, which during... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, Irish - 1837 - 606 pages
...servation given in Animated Nature, respecting the natural history of Rooks: — "I have often amused myself with observing their plan of policy from my...colony in the midst of the city. At the commencement of spring^the rookery, which during the continuance of winter seemed to have been deserted, or only guarded... | |
 | 1845 - 854 pages
...about the time-honoured court and garden. 'I have,' he §ays in his Animated Nature, 'often imnecd myself with observing their plan of policy from my...deserted, or only guarded by about five or six, like ilil soldiers in a garrison, now begins to be once more frequented ; and in a short time all the bustle... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1845 - 862 pages
...have,' he fays in his Animated Nature, 'often mused myself with observing their plan of policy from By window in the Temple, that looks upon a grove where...city. At the commencement of spring, the rookery, w6eh during the continuance of winter seemed to have been deserted, or only guarded by about five or... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...worth perusal : Speaking of rooks, he says — " I have often amused myself with observing their plans of policy from my window in the Temple, that looks...grove, where they have made a colony in the midst of a city. At the commencement of spring the rookery, which, during the continuance of winter, seemed... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, English - 1848 - 1294 pages
...and grey-eyed chatterers. ' Often has their plan ' of policy amused me,' he says, ' as I observed it from my 'window in the Temple, that looks upon a grove where ' they have made a colony.' Nor will we doubt that from this wall-girt grove, too, came many a thought that carried him back to... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...and grey-eyed chatterers. ' Often has their plan ' of policy amused me/ he says, ' as I observed it from my 'window in the Temple, that looks upon a grove where ' they have made a colony.' Nor will we doubt that from this wall-girt grove, too, came many a thought that carried him back to... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1848 - 788 pages
...and grey-eyed chatterers. " Often has their plan of policy amused me," he says, " as I observed it from my window in the Temple, that looks upon a grove where they have made a colony." Nor will we doubt that from this wall-girt grove, too, came many a thought that carried him back to... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...and grey-eyed chatterers. ' Often has their plan ' of policy amused me,' he says, ' as I observed it from my 'window in the Temple, that looks upon a grove where El fnil RilCl'CHvS GOLDSMITH. tfc doubt that from bought that carried 'f solitudes explored 'xlf'lfl... | |
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