| 单词 | bird of night |
| 例句 | Again the whistle was repeated--like the cry of some bird of night--and one of the smugglers replied with a sound like the hooting of an owl. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z It was a time of which Jean Paul said, "Now strikes the twelfth hour of the night; and the foul birds of night are screaming, and spectres dance; the dead walk abroad, the living dream." Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Meanwhile it grew darker; and the brook rushed louder; and the birds of night began to shoot, with fitful wing, along their mazy courses. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Fainter grows the flickering light, As each ember slowly dies; Plaintively the birds of night Fill the air with sad'ning cries; Over me they seem to cry: "You may never more awake." Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z Its song is inferior in power and compass to that of the bird of night, but there is about it a delicious eloquence which makes it irresistibly charming. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z "The bird of night may have flown past the house," he reflected, straining his ear to catch a repetition of the sound. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z As it grew darker, and the brook rushed louder, and the birds of night with fitful wing began their devious wanderings, he still sat dejected and disconsolate, and quite unresolved what to do or purpose. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The ill-omened birds of night flapped their wings, and swooped through the unsteady lights of the scene in utter dismay at this untimely invasion of their prescriptive dominions. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The birds of night chimed mournfully and dismally in unison with the monotonous rustling of the leaves, and the rippling of a little brook just before them. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z Emmie started and turned pale at the cry of an owl outside her window; in her home near London she had never heard the hoot of the bird of night. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z He declared that it should be a home of light, and should scare the bird of night back into its darkness. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z "Ah me!" outshrieked that bird of night, "My love is gone for ever, But vengeance waits thee, cruel knight; Thou from thy love shalt sever." Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I The frightened birds of night, and beasts of prey, started in affright, wild at the appearance upon the scene of one darker and wilder than themselves. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The consequense is, that, being unmolested, the “solemn bird of night” becomes very tame. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Ah! you prefer resting nailed on that beam, like a bird of night at a barn-door? The Silver Cross or The Carpenter of Nazareth Hence with evil omen, Doleful bird of night, Who in tears of women Takest chief delight! The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Poor injured little bird of night, how sadly hast thou suffered, and how foul a stain has inattention to facts put upon thy character! Wanderings in South America Sad, double-headed fowl, with heavy eye: Eagle of Austria, cruel bird of night! L'Aiglon Oh, my heart Seems a cavern deep and drear, From whose dark recesses start, Flatteringly like birds of night, Throes of passion, thoughts of fear, Screaming in their flight. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy “The deed I tell to Pallas, and from her “My service this remuneration finds: “Driven from her presence, she my place supplies “Of favorite with the gloomy bird of night. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II It shall be a dwelling place for wild beasts, and the birds of night shall lurk therein. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Thenceforwards he was to build his nest with the birds of night, and rise from the stertorous sleep that is born of drunkenness only to drink himself drunk again. The Dop Doctor Several times the birds of night swept around his head ere settling on it, but terrified by his deep, slow breathing, they fled with startled wings. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt She began mechanically to watch an old woman who was slowly making the circuit of the hall with a noiseless step, like a bird of night flying in a circle. Germinie Lacerteux Where once a princess wept her woes, The bird of night complains; And sighing trees the tale disclose They learnt from Mary’s strains. Spare Hours Through the shady grove I'll wander, Silent as the bird of night, Near the brink of yonder fountain, First Leander bless'd my sight. Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Then all the puny bards of modern days, Scar’d at his looks, shall fly; as birds of night, Shun the full blaze of heaven’s refulgent orb. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 The car was skimming along over the turnpike like some flying bird of night. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure The bird of night is not an acute bird, but how the artist has presented the image of a selected specimen! Picture and Text 1893 Numerous species of the goatsucker, well known as the bird of night, inhabit the forests of the Amazon as well as the settled districts. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Evil-doers, by forcing Marat to hide in holes and corners, had turned him into a bird of night, the bird of Minerva, whose glance pierced the dark recesses where conspirators lurked. The Gods are Athirst They had no fancy to be left in the darkness with the bird of night and the "dried spirits" of the ancient cliff dwellers. Bloom of Cactus From the shoulders floated out, moved by the breeze which blew through the opening, the ends of a long scarf, with which its body was enveloped, like the wings of some huge bird of night. Twice Lost Frequently a huge bat or bird of night flitted by. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco Clouds obscured the stars; not a sound was to be heard, except the voice of some bird of night, which came from a distance. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley She sang not the sweet song which young maidens sing, who know neither love nor care—but her song was lonely and sad, as that of the bird of night. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 It was the orphan who sate there, like a bird of night, pressing herself close to the wall. The Home He conjures out of the 2nd of December I know not what bird of night, and perches it on the standard of France, and exclaims: "Soldiers, behold the eagle." Napoleon the Little As the bird of night, it was the fit emissary of him who rules the darkness of the grave. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America The mindless birds of night are plotting against the dove of commemoration and the ferocious beasts are prowling after the gazelle of the plain of the love of God. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas The Dove of God’s remembrance is hard pressed by mindless birds of night, and the Gazelle that dwelleth in the meadows of God’s love is being hunted down by ravening beasts. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá At this point in Aramis' gloomy analysis, a bird of night uttered from the depths of the forest that prolonged and plaintive cry which makes every creature tremble. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Go forth, then, under the starry skies; watch diligently with all the birds of night, and as they seek their food in the darkness so do you therein hunt for fame. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator As he looked he saw La Meffraye come to the door and set her face within, like some bird of night, hideous and foul. The Black Douglas Along the shore of the sleeping lake our engine swept like a great, black, wingless bird of night. The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories Not quite; I wish to know whether you, or the melodious screech-owl, represent the tuneful bird of night, alluded to in the aforesaid stanzas? The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World No gurgle along the shore: no splash against the great logs that made the wharf; no bird of night calling to its mate. How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year's And Other Stories Oh, Aureng-Zebe! thy virtues shine too bright, They flash too fierce: I, like the bird of night, Shut my dull eyes, and sicken at the sight. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 His is the gemitus columbæ, cooing and wooing fraternity; theirs the funereal screams of birds of night calling for their ill-omened paramours. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) Now and then some bird of night flies past them, and they hear the whooping of the owl, and see him skimming like a ghost over the waste. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Why did he let it remain until its lusty growth gave sad promise of an evil tree, in which birds of night find shelter and build nests for their young? True Riches Or, Wealth Without Wings The embroidery imitates on one side a key formed of poppies, leaves, and stems, in the upper part of which sits an owl, "the bird of night." Beeton's Book of Needlework And then the screeching bird of night Would mope upon the crumbling walls, And chirking whutthroats claim the right To gambol in the ancient halls. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. Leave the bird of night to the obscurity for which nature intended him, and expect only from the eagle to brush the clouds with his wings and look boldly in the face of the sun. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) Silence dread and awful reigned over the Dismal Swamp, the scene of strife and suffering; the very beasts fled the spot, nor could the birds of night linger in the heated air. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune A deep, brooding shadow was on her heart, though she could not see the bird of night from whose wings it had fallen. True Riches Or, Wealth Without Wings But strange!—I went not also in that flight, For I was entering at a cavern's mouth; Trees grew within, and screaming birds of night Sat on them, hiding from the torrid south. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. Then, like a bird of night on silent wings, came this walking in his sleep. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower Hark! the lonely bird of night Stays its notes of sadness; Early birds, that hail the light, Soon shall wake to gladness. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 483, April 2, 1831 While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 On hearing this, the angel said to me, "Darkness to them is light, and light darkness, as is the case with birds of night; as they look downwards and not upwards." The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love Presumptuous as it is to aspire to such a level; still, if the bird of night may—but I'll not trouble Mr Dombey with the sentiment. Dombey and Son Now, now, I quit the field! forbear to fright My tender soul, ye baleful birds of night; The lashing of your wings I know too well, The sounding flight, and fun'ral screams of hell! The Aeneid English The owl, the solemn bird of night, sat buried among the branches of the aged oak, and with her melancholy hootings gave an additional serenity to the scene. Imogen A Pastoral Romance "They called the place after the bird of night as if an Indian name could save them from an Indian massacre!" The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Confirmations of falsities, so as to make them appear like truths, are represented in the spiritual world under the forms of birds of night, 233. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love Poor injured little bird of night, how sadly hast thou suffered, and how foul a stain has inattention to facts put upon thy character! Wanderings in South America "Hast thou flown far, thou restless bird of night?" asks Father Tom, who loves speaking in blank verses. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family I had penetrated into that fort and had seen something of the snakes and birds of night, but not the ghosts and demons which I was assured made it their habitation by day. Concerning Animals and Other Matters This is the bird of night, singing to its young! The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish I likewise wished to be there, and my wish was granted; but the angels on seeing me fled away, and said one to another, 'What prodigy is this! how came this bird of night here?' The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love The low of cattle went with them, and all the birds of night waked up and sang. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier There on a fir, whose spiry branches rise To join its summit to the neighbouring skies; Dark in embowering shade, conceal'd from sight, Sat Sleep, in likeness of the bird of night. The Iliad Chunk hastened the horses down the lane toward the run, which having reached, he looked cautiously around, then hooted in fairly successful imitation of the ominous bird of night. Miss Lou The birds of night flew about him screeching in wild alarm; and the deer, startled by the noise, sprang away and took refuge in the thickest coverts. Sintram and His Companions At this point in Aramis's gloomy analysis, a bird of night uttered from the depths of the forest that prolonged and plaintive cry which makes every creature tremble. The Man in the Iron Mask The summer-house was choked up by creeping plants; and the appearance of the creepers was followed by the appearance of the birds of night. Man and Wife And yesterday the bird of night did sit Even at noonday upon the marketplace, Howling and shrieking. Julius Caesar |
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