singing-birds

He had been suspected of snaring partridges — was detected by Joshua himself in liming singing-birds — stood fully charged with having worried several cats, by aid of a lurcher which attended him, and which was as lean, and ragged, and mischievous, as his master.

Redgauntlet 2008

The sky was so blue, the sun was so bright, the water was so sparkling, the leaves were so green, the flowers were so lovely, and they heard such singing-birds and saw so many butteries, that everything was beautiful.

The Child’s Story 2007

The sky was so blue, the sun was so bright, the water was so sparkling, the leaves were so green, the flowers were so lovely, and they heard such singing-birds and saw so many butteries, that everything was beautiful.

The Child’s Story 2007

“They are like imprisoned singing-birds,” replied I,

Rob Roy 2005

We observed among the people of Katema a love for singing-birds.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

‘I want a palace of ice that can be warmed with fires and filled with the rarest singing-birds!’

The Orange Fairy Book 2003

‘Before he can marry the princess he must build me a palace of ice, which can be warmed with fires, and wherein the rarest singing-birds can live!’

The Orange Fairy Book 2003

‘Nothing but to build a palace of ice wherein fires can burn that shall keep it so warm that the most delicate singing-birds can live in it!’

The Orange Fairy Book 2003

From that time we made but one meal, that only lasted the whole day; so that I cannot well tell how I may call it, whether dinner, supper, nunchion, or after-supper; only, to get a stomach, we took a turn or two in the island, to see and hear the blessed singing-birds.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

They scorn your words, cried Aedituus; they are none of your singing-birds; but, to make amends, they feed as much as the best two of them all.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002