| 单词 | fowler |
| 例句 | “Aye, well enough, though I do not know my head from my tail in this place, as the cat said when she tumbled into the fowler’s net.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They sang Psalm 91 in Punjabi: Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. Hope here, despair there: For Indian Americans, heartbreak over the homeland 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Together they read Scripture: The Lord will deliver you from the snare of the fowler. ‘We Are Not Going Anywhere’: Progressive Methodists Vow to Fight Ban on Gay Clergy 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z I don't really want to watch wood bogey instead of fowler hitting an ace!— The golf world has no idea what to make of Tiger Woods at the Quicken Loans National: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Owner and game creator Chris Hutt says the early numbers are encouraging, with fowlers packing the place on Friday and Saturday nights. Football-bowling hybrid sport takes hold in Detroit 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Do not fall into the snare of the fowlers. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The sweetest, perhaps, were a pair of wood-pigeons which she had one day released from a fowler's snare, where they had become entangled. Christmas Tree Land 2012-04-06T02:00:25.787Z At last, he was thrown upon a piece of marshy land, where some fowlers found him, nearly drowned. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Gay fowlers at a flock of hearts; Woodcocks to shun your snares have skill, You show so plain, you strive to kill. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z A fowler took his gun, and went into the woods a-shooting. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z He might deceive others, but she who panted within his grasp, as the wild bird palpitates in the hand of the fowler, was not deceived! Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z In the main he was hunter, fisher, fowler, and that was why he resisted civilization. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z That he, skilful fowler of artless birds, should have been betrayed by sudden passion and disappointment into exhibiting his person to this flutterer! The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The fowler cared not, it seemed, to mask his engines of destruction. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The fowler's net was closing in; she already fluttered in the toils, but would attempt another struggle to make assurance sure. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z Our soul is escaped," he murmured, "even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z On the other hand the dove rescues the ant from drowning, and the ant in turn saves the dove from the fowler's net. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z The fowler agreed to his wife’s proposal, and went out a-bird-catching. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Praised be Jehovah, who did not give us over as prey to their teeth; our soul escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Then the fowler took him back to the barber, and related the manner of his capture, receiving a good reward. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z In winter the marshy plains abound with wild-fowl, ducks, geese, and water-birds of varied kinds; but of the winter season in the marisma, its fowl and fowlers, we treat fully hereafter. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z At that time there was a fowler who used to go to the place where the quails dwelt and imitate their cry; and when they had assembled, he would throw his net over them. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Count out the money for the fowler, for I’ll be of the greatest service to your majesty.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The fowler wishes to hear no noise when he lays his snares. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Sin and the Enemy thought to have caught me in the snare, but, please God, I have escaped from the fowler. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Except for the two clumsy artifices above described, the bustards are left practically unmolested; their wildness and the open nature of their haunts defy all the strategy of native fowlers. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The consequence was that no one began, and the net was not raised, and the fowler bagged them all. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z The king, surprised beyond measure at hearing the hiraman talk, and talk so sensibly, took the bird, and ordered his treasurer to tell down the sum of ten thousand rupees to the fowler. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z In winter their numbers are greatly increased, especially in the south; and as they feed by day as well as by night, they offer themselves a ready prey to the fowler. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Does not the fowler in the same way kill the moor-fowl or pheasant with an arrow? De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Here, at such times, come the red-letter days for the fowler. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They are the stations of the fowlers who watch from them the flocks of small birds and drive them down in to the nets by throwing stones over them. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z “Yes, my lord; be pleased to ask the bird its price,” replied the fowler. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z It is the custom of the fowler to conceal himself behind some lurking-place, natural or artificial; or, if this be wanting, to stretch himself on the ground. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Such relations only does "the fowler" observe; such only does "the chemist" know. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z The words were spoken sadly, as though soliloquizing, for the Grey Lag is altogether too wary and suspicious a bird to fall readily into the snare of the fowler. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z He is for a time gone hence, and my soul is escaped as a bird out of a snare of the fowlers. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z There was a fowler who had a wife. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z In Norfolk 'Red-Headed' Pochards are perhaps more numerous than any other kind of Duck which falls to the gun of the sea-side fowler. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z He has delivered them out of the hands of their enemies as a bird from the net of the fowler. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The cabresto is only available when ducks are found in shallow water or in comparatively narrow channels where the ponies can be worked round them till the fowlers gradually bring their masked batteries to bear. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z What is the way that the skilful fowler practices the piping of birds in order to attract the mistrusting partridge? The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The fowler and his wife were greatly taken aback on hearing the bird speak, and they asked the bird what price they should set upon it. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z They are then very wary, and can rarely be approached without difficulty; but as they are considered good eating, many of them fall before the fowler. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z They seemed like a flock of doves that had been caught in a snare and were awaiting with palpitating breasts the coming of the fowler. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z On the return of the ducks in autumn following, the fowlers still reported that they found the large packs wholly inaccessible, nor could they secure more than a paltry half-dozen or so at a shot. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z It goes without saying that being Joan's fowler you are also to be among her judges. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The king, delighted with the beauty of the bird, asked the fowler what he would take for it. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z There it flocks together with Ring Doves, vast numbers of which assemble in winter in some districts, and when the fowler plies his occupation, shares their fate. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z And everywhere on its surface, and in the clear atmosphere above, floated or flew those wild and graceful forms so dear to a fowler's eye—the duck-tribe in endless variety. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z After some inquiry, I introduced myself accordingly to the most famous fowler of the neighbourhood, the owner of a wineshop at Martignacco. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The fowler said, “O great king, the bird will tell its own price.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z In their anxiety to discern the object of their abhorrence, they fall one after another into the snare, and become the prey of the fowler. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z So I should think," said Gerald, laughing; "he compared me to a bird in the fowler's net, and all kinds of ridiculous similes. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z The wildest waterfowl are at the mercy of a clever fowler provided with one of these ponies. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z A few days after my visit to the fowler, and one of the last evenings I had in Friuli, I was walking once more beneath the Castle. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The fowler accordingly went the next day to the king’s palace, and offered the bird for sale. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z In Norfolk, many are caught at the autumnal equinox in the fowlers' nets. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The announced gathering of the claimants at Stirmingham certainly seemed to bring them all within the reach of the fowler’s net, if he could but cast it aright. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z There is hardly a sea-parish in the country which has not its shore shooter, its poacher, and its fowler. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Sometimes the fowler is let down from the top of the cliff; at other times he climbs the rocks, or, where possible, is pushed upwards by poles made for the purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z You may remember the fowler from Zealand, who, one evening lately, forced his way to you into the palace, and wanted you to look at his hens? The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z It is frequently taken, too, in the nets spread for Larks, or inveigled into the snare of the fowler who pursues his craft with limed twigs and the imitated cry of the Owl. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z "True, as you say," repeats father, "they coulde not" ... soe eluded the net of the fowler; but how miserable and unhandsome a device to lay wait for him thus, to catch him in his talk. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z It was only in winter that the old man lived his lonely life on the mosses and marshes, for during the summer he turned from fowler to fisher, or assisted in the game preserves. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The fowlers discover the hillocks where the Ruffs congregate by the grass being trampled bare, and this shews that the same spot is long frequented. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Here she sat like a fowler watching a net in which valuable prey is just in the act of entangling itself. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The Nightingale being a fearless bird and of an inquisitive nature is easily snared; hence, in the neighbourhood of cities, the earliest and therefore strongest birds fall ready victims to the fowler's art. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowler! Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z For while he carols like a seraph Bound for a radiant star Mayhap the fowler's eye, relentless, Has doomed him from afar. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z And then, too, he loved to march to sacristies for the same reason that he loved to steal away to the huts of shepherds, hunters, and fowlers. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z But the fowlers and fishers take it worse than I do. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z In September, all who have escaped the sportsman and fowler wing their way to southern lands. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z I fed the horse, and procured some bread and barley, as the gypsy had directed me; I likewise purchased three fine partridges of a fowler, who was drinking wine in the posada. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z But hadst thou—Oh, with that same perfect face, And perfect eyes, and more than perfect mouth, And that same voice my soul hears, as a bird The fowler's note, and follows to the snare!— The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z I know now how foolish I was to let my weak young heart go forth to the first fowler that laid for it his snares, but I was innocent and unskilled then. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z It was nearly exhausted in the delineation of a nondescript bird, perched upon a tree-top, and did wuth difficulty extend to the one-legged fowler, gun in hand, who was conjectured to be planning its destruction. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It is caught in the night by lamplight, in accordance with the movements of the fowler. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The solid tow-path, as it were, thus created on each side of the river-channel, affords at present a great convenience to the angler and fowler. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z All this world is wrapped in darkness; Few be they that are not blind; Like the birds that 'scape the fowler, Few be they that go to heaven. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z "Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler."—Psalm xci. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z In short, whatever the fowler does, the Dotterel does the same. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z There is yet again another, the warning voice against temptation and the snare, in this: "The fowler's pipe sounds sweet till the bird be caught." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The Loire and the Cher afford excellent diversion to the angler, and occasionally to the fowler, being during the autumnal and winter months sometimes frequented by large flocks of aquatic birds. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France The fowler whistled, and at last the quail Ran to his net. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise But quite the contrary; it seemed this was only a trap, a snare of the fowler. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z It is sociably disposed towards birds of its own kind and allied species, but utterly averse to any familiarity with man, insomuch that fowlers rarely come within shot of it. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z That will I: Mark if I do not gape wider than the widest Mouth'd fowler of them all, hang me! A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Let’s see: in somebody’s fables one poor bird got his neck wrung through being in bad company, and getting caught by the fowler.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One The fowler had succeeded to captivate, not intentionally to kill. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative The marshy lands in the north were the resort of fishermen and fowlers, and the papyrus, the cultivation of which was a regular industry, protected an abundance of wild life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The fowler, in fact, has been so successful that he has destroyed his own trade. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z "Twice it may be, or thrice, the fowler's aim; But in the sight of one whose plumes are full, In vain the net is spread, the arrow winged." The Bible Story And he gave the fowler a quarter of a shekel for it, and desired him, if he found any more, to bring them to him, and to tell no man thereof. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant These, scaring the birds, made them crouch, while the fowler drew his nets over them: “let his grace go forward, And dare us with his cap, like larks.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare He was a bird in the hands of the fowler, and he agreed. Rulers of India: Lord Clive She remembered the snare of the fowler, but that she could not tell him. Rose MacLeod For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. The Bible Story Now there was a certain fowler who set traps for birds; and he put a piece of a broken mirror into his trap, and a hoopoe that went in to admire itself was caught. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Hither the phaeton bends his rapid flight, and flocks of rosy flamingos here defy the fowler’s cunning. Wanderings in South America For the next day's subsistence we were obliged to rely upon my skill as a fowler. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 And he delivered me over to the snare of the fowler. Rose MacLeod There is no boat on the loch, and knowing that, how tempting in its unapproachable reeds and rushes, and hut-crested knoll—a hut built perhaps by some fowler, in the olden time—yon central Isle! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Whereupon the jeweller told him that they were of pure gold; and he gave the fowler a talent of gold for four of them. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant No snare, no fowler, pestilence or pain; No night drops down upon the troubled breast, When heaven's aftersmile earth's tear-drops gain, And mother finds her home and heavenly rest. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 The land of the Terfinns was all waste, except where hunters, fishers, or 35 fowlers dwelt. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose He has swept them out of the valley, scattering their hosts like quails before the fowler! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Not one fowler of fifty thousand has in all his days shot an Eagle. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The silly birds may be charmed with the pipe of the fowler, which is but a tube of reeds. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Mercifully these handsome birds have escaped the fowler, who lays his snares even amongst the spirit-haunted crags of this desolate region. The Naples Riviera His under jaw fell, and his head drooped; he was like one caught in a net looking at the fowler. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1849, By fowlers & wells, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Our fowlers would then return home, with their boats full of game; and everyone, of course, had his own feats of prowess to relate. Adventures in the Philippine Islands It cannot be shot, if its eye is on the fowler. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Thou art as good a Christian as I,—and a worse fowler. Dreamers of the Ghetto Two men with long poles were already in the boat; they were fowlers by profession, and skilled in all the various devices by which the waterfowl were captured. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt It’s I, Charming, the owl you rescued from the net the fowlers set for us poor birds. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales He had soon reached that height in the "cold thin atmosphere" of thought where "Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark his distant flight to do him wrong." The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index As the fowler lureth the bird into his net, so did she lie in wait for her. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI You must remember, Countess, that only once in my life, despite incessant snares, have the fowlers really caged me. Dreamers of the Ghetto “We catch them the same way here,” one of the fowlers who had been listening remarked. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt "Now give us thy birds," they said to the fowler, who became suddenly very much quieter and less boastful. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces He felt for the little mouse which his plowshare turned out of its nest, and he pitied the poor hare which the unskillful fowler could only wound. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence.... In Orchard Glen The Scarites disdains these petty poachers' methods, these fowlers' snares; he prefers a run across country. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles After that the fowlers have only to enter the rushes, and take them as they try to fly upward and are stopped by the net. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt "You'd think so if you saw the way he carries on about you," the fowler volunteered. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Other birds shot by the fowlers were mallard, teal, widgeon, whimbrells, grebes of several kinds, and the “yelping” avocet. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Thou art safe now in the meshes of the fowler. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Vainly the fowler’s eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 2 August, 1897 Thus the fowler knew nothing about catching fish or the fishermen of fowling. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt I am a fowler, bold and free, A man of mirth and minstrelsy; My name is ever in demand, With old and young throughout the land. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces For shy the game, Nor easy of access: the fowler’s toils Precarious; but inur’d to ev’ry chance, We urge those toils with glee. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 “Vainly the fowler’s eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As darkly painted on the crimson sky Thy figure floats along.” The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Only your voice, that fowler's note which lures my heart away like a poor bird upon the limed twig. Vera or, The Nihilists These huts are chiefly inhabited by fowlers and fishermen. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt The fowler looked about at the dead serpent. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The fowler has less power to smother with his hands the bird which he holds in them, than you have to take away my life. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Ah! how escape the fowler's snare, And gard'ner with his gun in air, Who, if we pilfer plums or pears, Will scatter lead about our ears? Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) I fluttered for a few seconds like a bird in the fowler’s net and then I gave up. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria “Why do they keep them in the dark?” the fowler asked. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt Then the poor boastful fowler began to say "hm, hm, hm, hm," and motion to his locked mouth. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The stalking-horse was, no doubt, the earliest decoy or shield under which the ancient fowler got near his birds with the crossbow or gun. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. And Maurice watched her through the dim shadows of gathering twilight: he watched her as a fowler watches the bird which he has captured and never wholly tamed. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days The man whom they had thought in their power was gone, escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowler. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan “It seems a wonderful deal of trouble,” the fowler said. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt At that the fowler was frightened half to death. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The net was set; every mesh was tested, and yet the fowler hesitated to draw it in: all the birds were not gathered in the baited area. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Vainly the fowlers’ eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Graded Memory Selections He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan One of the fowlers, carrying a dozen of the finest fowl they had killed, accompanied them to the spot Rabah had chosen for the encampment. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt Tamino sent the fowler with his chime of bells up to the great place to spy out-202- what he could, and he was to return and bring the Prince news. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Let not his natural affections be as the snare of the fowler unto his feet. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 From this it would appear, that fowlers stood behind trees, and used reeds tipped with birdlime, for the purpose of taking birds. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes They do not realize that they are thus entangling themselves in the snare of the fowler. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Is it wrong in the bird to escape from the snare of the fowler? Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not They were also captured with birdlime, or shot with arrows, the fowler concealing himself near an open space, on which some soi, their favourite food, had been scattered. The Call Of The South 1908 Mahodaya too, the fool who fain My stainless life would try to stain, Stained in the world with long disgrace Shall sink into a fowler's place. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse A fowler sells his soul to the Devil for twelve years of life and plenty of birds. Italian Popular Tales Equally characteristic of his defects are the shooting touches in which the "unwearyd fowler" is introduced, with the "leaden death" of the "clam'rous lapwings," and the "mounting larks." Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Again the shutter was closed, and the fowler threw a few handfuls of bruised barley into the centre of the pipe, which was soon blown down by the wind to the mouth. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea The disappointed fishers and fowlers gave other reasons for their own conduct, besides that of being nearly deprived of their fishing and fowling. The Settlers at Home But suddenly with evil mind An outcast fowler stole behind, And, with an aim too sure and true, The male bird near the hermit slew. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse When the time is nearly up the fowler's wife persuades him to alter his bargain with the Devil a little. Italian Popular Tales Run, if you will, as a bird to the snare of the fowler, till a dart strike you through. Julian Home While the party were examining this pipe, the chief fowler, accompanied by a little dog, came up to them. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea For us the English fowler set The ambush of his whirling net; And by green Rother's reedy side The blue kingfisher flashed and died. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds I read some years ago of a fowler who was straying on the shore after sea-birds. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found It would have been as easy for a bird to sing in the presence of the fowler. Big Game A Story for Girls Vainly the fowler's eye 5 Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year After going some little distance towards the edge of the decoy, the fowler drew aside a small shutter, it might be called, in the screen, through which he beckoned Jack and his companions to look. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Like a bird that flees from a hawk, he has fallen into the hand of the fowler. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika "It will make no difference what she thinks or feels, poor child; with the duchesse and the First Consul both against her, she is as helpless as a bird in the snares of the fowler." The Rose of Old St. Louis The path was fairly firm, and Harry had no doubt that it was used by fowlers, in search of the game with which, at certain seasons of the year, the lakes and morasses abounded. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War Love Divine will hear his prayer, Be his refuge and defense; Save him from the fowler's snare, And the noisome pestilence. The Kentucky Ranger The fowler then stepping forward in front of the screen, without making any noise which might frighten the birds still outside, waved his cap round and round. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea The castes usually regarded as impure are the tanners, bamboo-workers, sweepers, hunters and fowlers, gipsies and vagrants, village musicians and village weavers. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) He is decided to stay at last by opening the Bible at random and coming upon the text, 'He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.' Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) They were hunters, fowlers, and fishermen; without domesticated animals or agriculture; short folk, two or three inches below the present standard; living an active strenuous life. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told I tried to reach out for something to cling to—for a shield—Just fragments came—"angels charge over thee ... snare of the fowler ... terror by night...." Jane Journeys On The landlord shook his head ruefully, for five crowns were five crowns; but a rough-looking fellow, apparently a fowler, stepped out of the group around us and claimed the reward. Orrain A Romance She flies like a bird from the fowler; he pursues; but, when he has nearly reached her, he falls, and has broken his arm. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Again, fowlers invoke a married pair of ghosts called Mânze and Tâmingoka to frighten the birds from the trees and drive them on the limed twigs. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia You have saved me from the fowlers, who would have killed me. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Herdsmen, shepherds, hunters, fowlers, anglers, traverse its borders, but few have been far in the interior, and we never knew anybody who had crossed it from south to north, from east to west. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 At times eagles and falcons were seen pursuing their prey; and whatever bird the king wished for his dinner, fell down dead, as if shot by a fowler. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales No fowler spreads his snares in sight of those innocent birds that perch on the tree of life in paradise. The Judgment of Eve But by the betel-nuts the fowler in veiled language means the birds, which are to come in flocks to the fruit-tree and be caught fast by the lime on the branches. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Said the fowler, "A clever bird knows the lime!" Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 He is a modern, yet not very recent addition, the fowler, as is shown by the fact that he carries a flint-lock fowling-piece. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals As he stood on the railway permanent way, gazing down into the network of the fowlers below, he smiled to himself. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Without a moment's delay they backed off, and were soon seen making out of range of the guns, like a troop of wild fowl scattered by the shot of a fowler. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Death has been shown in the guise of a fowler spreading his net, setting his snares for men. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Only they seem to forget that my friends are not more stupid than the birds, and that they will not wait for the hand of the fowler to extend their wings. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" I likewise purchased three fine partridges of a fowler, who was drinking wine in the posada. George Borrow The Man and His Books And so it was that the bird had passed through the net of the fowlers, and found shelter in the island of Skye. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Exhausted, it resolved to wait with the vain hope that the fowler, when he came, would set it at liberty. Life of Father Hecker He looked, in the language of Otway, like the "—fowler, eager for his prey." Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Round the town the oysters grow within the coves, And the fertile cornfields bearing yellow loaves; And the wild duck flying o'er the parish spire Fall into the graveyard when the fowlers fire? Tales of the Chesapeake Twice have I looked upon him, and each time, in response to prayer, has the good Lord delivered His servant from the bondage of sin, the snares of the fowler. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France She glanced over her shoulder with a look in her eyes that made me think of a wounded bird fluttering in the net of the fowler. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady On the 19th this wretched bulwark also was stormed, and thrown down as easily as a fowler's net. Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowler: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. The Mormon Prophet She was but a dove in the net of an experienced fowler, but she did not know or think of that, nor he either. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story In a little space the marshes, which had been, for eight months, favorite haunts of fowlers, would be submerged, for the inundation was not far away. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Perhaps because your beauty, sweet girl, is like the snare of the fowler and brought me to your hand. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ The bird, proceeding steadily and calmly to its business, may well have confounded its versifier with his fellow the fowler, and looked upon him, too, as regretting only that it was out of gunshot. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 For some reason she felt as does the bird in the net of the fowler. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective There was a certain fowler who used to set traps for birds. The Curious Book of Birds The place should have been a favorite haunt of fowlers, but it was lonely and overshadowed with a sense of absolute desertion. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Her tone troubled me: it was the old keynote of suppressed hopeless pain: it somehow recalled to me the image of some helpless innocent bird struggling in a fowler's net. Uncle Max And when I thought of her now, so young and so sore-beset, a bird caught in the snare of the fowler, I beat my breast for pity and for grief. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man He might deceive others, but she who panted within his grasp, as the wild bird palpitates in the hand of the fowler, was not deceived! Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France After this the fowler caught many Hoopoes in the same way, and sold their crowns to Issachar. The Curious Book of Birds Again and again the fowler's net was cast upon the migrant, who always wriggled through the meshes. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Therefore, if there be any sin in this, O fowler, the sin is his.' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 The amiable she-pigeon, overcome with sorrow, and casting her eyes upon her lord from the fowler's cage within which she had been immured, said these words unto him."'" The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 And there the Brahmana enquired about the virtuous fowler and was answered by some twice-born persons. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Now when the value of the Hoopoes' crowns was known, every one turned fowler and began to hunt the precious birds. The Curious Book of Birds The Boers in the veld watched it with the detachment and unconcern of a wild bird on the branches looking down upon the fowler laying his snares in the field below. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans In the territories of the king of Kasi, a fowler, having poisoned arrows with him went out of his village on a hunting excursion in search of antelopes. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Beholding the bird enter that fire, the fowler began to think, and asked himself, 'What have I done? The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 And accepting these, that best of Brahmanas sat at his ease And he then addressed the fowler, saying, 'It seems to me that this profession doth not befit thee. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 For when the fowlers saw that they no longer wore crowns of gold upon their heads, they ceased to hunt them as they had been doing. The Curious Book of Birds Truly, she was a bird in the hands of the fowler. The Hosts of the Air The arrows of that fowler of irresistible arms, discharged for the destruction of the antelope, missed its aim and pierced a mighty forest-tree. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Indeed, observing the bird lay down his life, the fowler, deprecating his own acts, began to indulge in copious lamentations like thee."'" The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Markandeya continued, 'At these words, O best of men, of the fowler, that Brahmana endued with great wisdom, then asked the fowler, saying, 'How shall I know what is virtuous conduct? The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 "My soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and I am escaped." The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne "You saved my life from the fowlers," said the owl. My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales So looking about every where, he at length came to a place where certain fowlers had spread their nets in the night-time to catch little birds. Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know Alas, abandoning all kinds of honourable occupation, I have become a fowler. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Hearing these words, the fowler replied, saying, 'O best of Brahmanas, Sacrifices, Gift, Asceticism, the Vedas, and Truth—these five holy things are ever present in conduct that is called virtuous. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 On our way we passed through the egg market, saw the pork fat market, and the poulterers' and fowlers' shops. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months And she felt that she despised herself for a bondage against which she struggled as hopelessly as a bird caught in a fowler's net. The Wheel of Life Walter gave us an awful description of the danger of the fowler's occupation, especially in the Foula Island, where the rocks rose towering a thousand feet above the sea. From John O'Groats to Land's End Having formed this resolution, the fowler, who had lived by the slaughter of birds, set out on an unreturning journey. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'The spirit dies not, there being simply a change of tenement. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 As a swan crying alone Where the river windeth cold, For a loved, for a silent one, Whom the toils of the fowler hold, I cry, Father, to thee, O slain in misery! The Electra of Euripides Translated into English rhyming verse To Gerty she appeared to resemble a beautiful wild bird, helplessly beating its wings in the fowler's net. The Wheel of Life Sometimes the rope became frayed or cut by fouling some sharp edge of rock above, and, if it broke, the fowler was landed in eternity. From John O'Groats to Land's End Emaciated with fasts, the fowler, however, O king, without casting his eyes upon it, gladly penetrated a forest inhabited by beasts of prey, having ascertained previously its wide extent. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler said, 'Men's minds are at first bent on the acquisition of knowledge. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 He has toiled in the snare of the fowler. Native Races and the War She struggled, like a bird in the fowler's net with useless beating of the wings; but at the bottom of her heart she was dimly conscious that she did not want to resist. The Magician On one of these occasions a fowler had just reached a landing-place on the precipice, when his rope slipped out of his hand, and swung away from the cliff into the empty air. From John O'Groats to Land's End The fowler, desirous of casting off his body, ran with a delighted heart towards that spreading conflagration. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'The earth, water, fire, air and sky all have properties interlapping each other. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 He is a foolish bird that fowlers lime, A leaking ship in utmost jeopardy, An empty vessel and a withered tree, Who disobeys the Sovereign Sublime. A Celtic Psaltery In 1544-45, there was a William Knox, a fowler or gamekeeper to the Earl of Westmoreland, who acted as a secret agent between the Scots in English pay and their paymasters. John Knox and the Reformation Drink, the great fowler, had bagged one more.... V. V.'s Eyes Consumed by that fire the fowler became cleansed of all his sins and attained, O best of the Bharatas, to high success. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Then the fowler addressing himself to the Brahmana said to him, 'These my parents, worshipful sir, are the idols that I worship; whatever is due to the gods, I do unto them. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 The conquerors strove to secure the place as with a fowler's net, yet now and again a bird of the air fluttered through their meshes. Sir Mortimer But when all was said, Delafield, unconsciously, was drawing her towards him, as the fowler draws a fluttering bird. Lady Rose's Daughter The stubbles—those that still remain—are full of linnets, upon which the mouching fowler preys in the late autumn. The Amateur Poacher A wicked and terrible fowler, resembling the Destroyer himself, used in days of old to wander through the great forest. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'I have no doubt, my lord, that what that lady, so faithful to her husband, said to thee about me, was said with full knowledge of the facts. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Son of Laertes," he said, "why goest thou thus unwarily, even as a silly bird into the net of the fowler? Stories from the Odyssey He was too wary a fowler to flutter the bird when just entangled in the net. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists "Aie!" she cried with a shrill cry of alarm, like a bird who sees a fowler. The Waters of Edera While yet the rain fell to torrents, the fowler lost his senses through fear. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler continued, 'Thus cursed by that rishi, I sought to propitiate him with these words: 'Pardon me, O muni, I have done this wicked deed unwittingly. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Presently the fowler fixed a net, scattered grains of rice about, and withdrew to hide. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The whistling wings that seemed a hawk were a sham, made by a racquet thrown through the air by the fowler, through a slot in his tower. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation "Our soul is escaped, even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and we are delivered," said Dunstan. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune The fowler, however, with limbs stiffened by cold, could neither stop where he was nor move. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'The bodily afflictions should be cured with medicines, and the mental ones with spiritual wisdom. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 At first the fowler, who was at a distance, hoped to recover them, but as they passed out of sight with the snare about them he gave up the pursuit. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The door of the tower opens, and out comes the fowler. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Finally, "Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler," she quoted dreamily. Hillsboro People Turning his eyes towards the clear firmament rich with stars, the fowler began to advance, still trembling with cold. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler then said unto the Brahmana, saying, 'Thou art now standing in place that is scarcely proper for thee, O sinless one. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 He is tired of the hot jungle, the nauseating water of bitter mountain streams, the racket of fowlers at early dawn, and the eternal galloping, by which his joints are bruised. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala Life is a flame that flickers in the wind, A bird that crouches in the fowler's net— Nor may between her flutterings forget That hour the dreams of youth were unconfined. The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler. Hillsboro People Having reflected thus, the she-pigeon, afflicted with woe, and immured by the fowler within his cage, thus spoke unto her woe-stricken lord, 'I shall say what is now beneficial for thee. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 O fowler, I deeply regret that thou shouldst follow such a cruel trade.' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 His force in the expedition in which he had been engaged, consisted of sixty men armed with matchlocks, two brass bases and three or four fowlers. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The noose may stand for solemn judgment and the hangman, it may also symbolize the snare of the fowler, temptation. The Art of the Moving Picture My soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowler. Hillsboro People This fowler lies here by thy abode, afflicted with cold and hunger. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 At these words of the Brahmana the fowler said, 'This profession is that of my family, myself having inherited it from my sires and grandsires. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 She may be the bird for which some wicked fowler will spread his snares; or, it may be, every lady will not choose to have such a waiting-maid. Pamela, Volume II He did what fowler, ere he spreads his net, Does, to prepare the champaign for his lore, By stubble, rush, and nettle stalk; and broke, Like these, old sturdy trees and stems of oak. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 "You remind me that I am quite uninteresting when I am trying to make believe that I am subtle, or 'subtile,' as the Psalmist says of the fowler's snare." Penny Plain O bird, casting off all kindness for thy own body, therefore, and for winning virtue and profit, offer worship to this fowler so that his heart may be pleased. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'The great Brahmanas are worshipped with the same honours as our ancestors and they are always propitiated with offerings of food before others. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 This word is well known to fishermen and fowlers, meaning 'to dip lightly and suddenly into water' but is uncommon in literature. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems A few metres from where I was men were living and breathing, plotting and planning, unconscious of the net which the unerring hand of a skilful fowler had drawn round them and their misdeeds. Castles in the Air He knew in an instant, experienced fowler that he was, that his bird was fluttered with expectancy, and it gave him an exquisite thrill. The Reason Why Beholding that fowler whose avocation was the slaughter of birds, the pigeon honoured him scrupulously according to the rites laid down in the ordinance. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 O Bharata, the fowler having expounded these abstruse points, the Brahmana with great attention again enquired of him about these subtle topics. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 The villagers had to be their own gardeners, fowlers, fishermen and carpenters. The Long White Cloud But, O Brahmana, the rishi, lashing himself into a fury, said to me, 'Thou shalt be born as a cruel fowler in the Sudra class.'"'" The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 2 He tells us that 'The English nobility and gentry would take a gun as unhesitatingly as a fowler, and go out to shoot an Irishman as an Indian would a buffalo.' The Glories of Ireland Hearing these words of the bird, the fowler replied unto him, saying, 'I am stiff with cold. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'Very well, I shall tell thee what thou hast asked. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 It was an old maxim among them that "It becometh not the fowler to slay the bird which takes refuge in his bosom." Bushido, the Soul of Japan "Markandeya continued, 'At these words, O best of men, of the fowler, that Brahmana endued with great wisdom, then asked the fowler, saying, "How shall I know what is virtuous conduct? The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 2 I am so fast in the snare, that I pray the fowler to slay me, if she may not free me from the net. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Thus addressed, the fowler said, 'So be it.' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The fowler replied, 'O good and great Brahmana, thou shalt perceive with thine own eyes, all the virtue that I lay claim to, and by reason of which I have attained this blissful state. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 He was, as usual, in the place of danger, protecting the retreat of his company, when he was wounded by the shot from the town of a small cannon called a "fowler." Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Markandeya continued, 'O Bharata, the fowler having expounded these abstruse points, the Brahmana with great attention again enquired of him about these subtle topics. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 2 He swiftly returned on his steps, and the fowler with him, so furtively withal that the lords were not disturbed at their game, nor perceived aught of the matter. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Even thus is the old history of the high-souled fowler and the pigeon. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 For this, thou wast told by that self-restrained, truthful lady, devoted to her husband, 'Hie thee to Mithila; for there lives a fowler who will explain to thee, the mysteries of religion.' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Poor singer! hath the fowler's gun, Or the sharp winter, done thee harm? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829 It would seem that to draw into an ambush, the drawing of a fowler's net, and the more sublimated drawing a man on to his destruction, supplied analogies enough. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 She caused the fowler to be given of her bounty, and bade the men to go forth from her chamber. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France As the land has been drained, the half-starved fowlers and fen-roamers have subsided into the ranks of steady industry—become farmers, traders, and labourers. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain The fowler replied, 'O good Brahmana, Brahmanas are worthy of all respect from me. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Ma foi! but they come to our lure like chicks to the fowler. The White Company He had therefore experience to guide him, as well as hope, that he might again, as formerly, be delivered as a prey from the fowler. Ivanhoe We shall never receive from any fowler on earth such another bird as this. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Not until long after were we to know that it had been the dying hand of Serku, groping out of oblivion, that had cast it after us as a fowler upon an escaping bird. The Moon Pool When the fowler heard thereof, he was distraught with grief, regretting that the bird had escaped out of his hands. Barlaam and Ioasaph The people wherewith you plant ought to be gardeners, ploughmen, laborers, smiths, carpenters, joiners, fishermen, fowlers, with some few apothecaries, surgeons, cooks, and bakers. The Essays of Francis Bacon I was caught; in a few minutes the fowlers would have been here—without your help I should have been killed. The Blue Fairy Book Friend," replied the porter, "fowlers are not always welcomed of ladies. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France This happened many days, till at last the fowler's wife grew angry and asked her husband:— "Why is it that you never catch any more quail?" Good Stories for Holidays Blubbering, to his aged master Went the fowler in dismay, And confided his disaster With that curious bird that day; "Master, hast thou ever heard Of so ill-disposed a bird?" Songs and Other Verse That the son's mind and soul should finally have escaped his father, "like a bird out of the snare of the fowler," was the unforgivable offence. The Case of Richard Meynell "My soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and we are delivered." Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II With slaughtering gun the unwearied fowler roves, When frosts have whiten'd all the naked groves; Where doves in flocks the leafless trees o'ershade, And lonely woodcocks haunt the watery glade. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 While the fowler tried to free his net from the thorns, it grew dark, and he had to go home. Good Stories for Holidays Once a fowler, young and artless, To the quiet greenwood came; Full of skill was he and heartless In pursuit of feathered game. Songs and Other Verse The starlings no sooner alight to pick up the grain, than the fowler, who lies concealed with the strings in his hand, pulls the net over them. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing Imogen escaped like a bird from the fowler, nor looked behind. Imogen A Pastoral Romance What a hideous mockery to continue to call this fruit the Pigeon-berry, when the exquisite bird whose favorite food it once was, has been annihilated from this land of liberty by the fowler's net! Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Now the rain breaks loose as a hawk from the fowler, and grave Queen Holda draws her tresses over the moon's bright shield. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice A snare set the fowler and caught me, who cried, "Would he d leave me to range at my will on the wind!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Then the fowler came up and mended his net and seated himself afar off. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II The escape of snared animals and birds by shamming dead, and then making off when the bunter or fowler throws them aside as worthless, is commonly met with in Buddhistic fables. Filipino Popular Tales A fowler's snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God. The World English Bible (WEB): Hosea They will be captured by it, as a covey of birds in a field busily picking up grain, are netted by one sudden fling of the fowler's net. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Hither the phaeton bends his rapid flight, and flocks of rosy flamingos here defy the fowler's cunning. Wanderings in South America Then came the fowler and took the female pigeon and killed her. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation And they watched her closely by the stately flowers, and standing alone in the sunlight, and passing and repassing the strutting purple birds that the king's fowlers had brought from Asagéhon. A Dreamer's Tales In fact, I did not see those fowlers actually killing any; and I can still hope they were not very good shots. Roman Holidays, and Others Under these impressions the fowler discharges his gun at them, and probably thinks he has done well in ridding the earth of such vermin. Wanderings in South America She had been terribly mauled by the fowlers. The Eustace Diamonds Should the bird then be very grateful to the fowler for taking him in his net and confining him in his cage for his diversion? Good Sense A fowler's mirror served to snare The little tenants of the air. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes It is curious to see the affection of the old ones for the brood, which they never will forsake and so fall an easy prey to the fowler.' Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir That Ignis Fatuus, ambition, has allured, as you are aware, more than one youthful fowler to an uncertain swampy hunting ground, called "politics." Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present And though she knew that she had been grievously wounded by the fowlers, she believed that time would heal her wounds. The Eustace Diamonds Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. The City of Fire She thus escaped the fowler's steel, The hawk's malignant claws to feel. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes "I have been pretty well accustomed to climbing, and I have long observed fowlers practise that pass down the cliff." The Antiquary — Volume 01 But be sure of this—if we meet in the Malplaquet, the fowler and the bird, it will be for the last time. The Lost Naval Papers Thereupon I was given a pole to perch on, instead of a nice warm bed to lie in; and every day the queen's fowler used to come and whistle tunes for me to learn. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction Fowling-pieces are far more apt to Get Foul while they are lying away during the off season, than when they are taken out for a day's sport by the fowlers. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 The fowler might have fared far worse; His only crime, as of his kite, Consisted in his want of light, About the danger there might be In coming near to royalty. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes "Birling the brown bowl wi' the fowler and the falconer, and some o' the serving folk." Old Mortality, Volume 1. In the engagement two of the seamen were wounded, but all escaped the snare of the fowler, and in that happy denouement our sympathies are with them. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore I say, if you can; for he is too old to be caught by chaff, and you shall need as much guile as any fowler ever did. God's Answers A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada "The bee is a bird I have never been compelled to seek," returned the other, laughing; "though I have, too, been something of a fowler in my time." The Prairie Their foes were caught surely as birds netted by the fowler. Princess Maritza With this it can envelop and capture its prey, just as a fowler throws his net over a bird. The Naturalist in Nicaragua "They are safer from the fowler," said Jehu, "for they are wary and watchful." Nature and Human Nature Keep up aloft, then, let thy circuits be Above, where birds from fowler's nets are free. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 They are the stations of the fowlers who watch from them the flocks of small birds and drive them down into the nets by throwing stones over them. The Earth as Modified by Human Action Do you know the bird that shrieks farthest from her young ones when the fowler is at hand? Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky It is not for us to challenge the instrument, so that our escape is achieved from the net of the fowler. Peveril of the Peak But Lucile felt more than ever like a bird who is vainly trying to evade the clutches of a fowler. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel This fowler is an emblem of the devil, His nets and whistle, figures of all evil. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Fothergill never returned to Holly Lodge, and has been more secret and evasive since his last flight, rarely venturing on old camping grounds near home, like to a bird scared by the fowler's gun. Pagan Papers This large sized Crane is common near the waters of the interior, but he is a wary bird, and seldom lets the fowler within shot. Expedition into Central Australia Thus that the fowler is permitted to spread his net in the open day, and the destroyer licensed to work ruin in darkness? Ten Nights in a Bar Room And Jenny, you weak and foolish girl! are you madly bent on seeking the fowler's snare? Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures Take no heed to the fowler's tempting call; This whistle, he enchanteth birds withal. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly limned upon the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. What the Animals Do and Say "Unhappy boy," he groaned, "the fowler has him in his net again." Herb of Grace So nicely The fowler whistled, that at last the quail Ran to his net. Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts In order to guard against the diminution of her happiness; she hastened to hide it, as a fowler secrets some rare bird that has happened to fall into his hands. Mother Wilt thou be like the bird that hasteth to the snare of the fowler? Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 A long cord, pulled at the right moment by the fowler, who hides in a brushwood hut, works them and brings them together suddenly, like a pair of shutters. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects She sat down, and bided her time, like a fowler waiting till the ducks come within shot. A Woman-Hater Say you are fowlers, ’tis your dog’s in fault! The Love-chase Know that I have a garden like this, where I was sleeping one night among the nights and saw in a dream a fowler set up nets and sprinkle corn thereabout. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 Then the fowler came up, mended his net and seated himself afar off. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 The fowler waits, in the mild sunlight of the autumn morning. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects But the conversation was commonplace, inconsecutive, shifty, and vague, and it was two hours before anything came within shot: all this time not a soul suspected the ambushed fowler. A Woman-Hater He lay on his back motionless, but his eyes, now full of consciousness, watched each action of his victor—as the fallen bird regards the fowler—jealous of every movement. The Deerslayer Now the fowler had fallen asleep and, when he awoke, he found the net empty; so he mended it and strewing fresh grain sat down afar off, waiting for game to fall into that snare. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 So he flew down to reconcile them; but the fowler cast the net over the whole number and the sparrow happened to be in their very midst. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 For scoundrelly ingenuity, the Epeira's net can bear comparison with the fowler's; it even surpasses it when, on patient study, the main features of its supreme perfection stand revealed. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects What a hideous mockery to continue to call this fruit the pigeon-berry, when the exquisite bird whose favorite food it once was, has been annihilated from this land of liberty by the fowler's net! Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors But I call to mind a charm for a wounded hawk which was taught me by the fowler of Gaston de Foix. Sir Nigel So the eunuch carried the bird to the King and told him what the man had said; and he took it and gave the fowler ten dinars, whereupon he kissed ground and fared forth. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 I tried to bring her to a sense of what she'd done, and all she answered was that she had known that God would deliver her out of the snare of the fowler. Jewel Only they seem to forget that my friends are not more stupid than the birds, and that they will not wait for the hand of the fowler to extend over their wings. The Man in the Iron Mask But that keen-sighted girl saw too clearly—she had caught her fast as a bird is caught by the fowler. The Golden Dog To a peck or a flutter from the bird the implacable fowler would reply: 'You charge me with being suspicious, and I fear I cannot deny the charge. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments Quoth the fowler, "What wilt thou do with him an thou buy him?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 She turned upon me her beautiful eyes; they had a scared look, like a bird's driven right into the fowler's net. John Halifax, Gentleman Scarce a sparrow, red-breast, tomtit, or wren, can 'scape the guns and snares of those indefatigable fowlers. Travels through France and Italy The fowlers discover the hillocks where the ruffs congregate by the grass being trampled bare, and this shews that the same spot is long frequented. The Descent of Man It does show Grumkow as the extreme of subtle fowlers, and how the dirty-fingered Seckendorf and he cooked their birdlime: but to us that is not new, though at St. James's it was. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 On his way one of the townsfolk accosted him and said, "For how much this fowl, O fowler?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 For all his zeal and all his piety he was not sure that he himself had escaped the snare of the fowler. A History of the Moravian Church He was trapped like a bird in the fowler's hands. The Path of the King A comfortable little cabin for the use of fowlers in the winter season had been built amidships, and a mast and sail adapted for inland navigation had been fitted forward. Armadale A long cord, pulled, at the right moment, by the fowler, who hides in a brushwood hut, works them and brings them together suddenly, like a pair of shutters. The Life of the Spider So he sent an eunuch to buy it, who accosted the fowler and said to him, "Wilt thou sell this bird?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 Do not the ravens resort near the carcass of the deer, though the fowler is at hand? Pathfinder; or, the inland sea Yet, surely, our younger and more barbarous taste must bow before divine antiquity, and imitate afar—" "As dottrels do fowlers. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth I hope thou wilt not; What bird that hath escaped the fowler's gin, Will not beware how she's ensnared again? King Edward III For scoundrelly ingenuity the Epeira’s net can bear comparison with the fowler’s; it even surpasses it when, on patient study, the main features of its supreme perfection stand revealed. The Life of the Spider All this while, the fowler sat dozing, and when he awoke, he looked at the net and found it spoilt. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 Never let the wish to steal enter into your minds; neither be ye fowlers, which is not an occupation for gentlemen. Laws Now I grew cunning and began to talk with him, spreading a net of sweet words, as the fowler spreads a net for cranes from which he would tear the crests. Finished Thrush or nightingale, all is one to the fowler; and, Master Varney, you can sound the quail-pipe most daintily to wile wantons into his nets. Kenilworth The fowler waits, in the mild sunlight of the autumn morning. The Life of the Spider Then again in disorderly words He muttered of home, and was mute, With the heart of the cowering birds Ere they burst off the fowler's foot. Poems — Volume 2 Let the fowler confine himself to waste places and to the mountains. Laws After that day the fowler never missed his aim, and never did a fowler command such wages. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology They went to the spot, within sight of which, but at some distance, the young cavalier still lingered, as the fowler watches the net which he has set. Kenilworth Let us consider, in particular, the Epeirae, those magnificent Spiders who, to catch their prey, stretch, between one bush and the next, great vertical sheets of meshes, resembling those of the fowler. The Life of the Spider How long, ye crafty fowlers, will ye prey upon the innocent? The Life of John Bunyan The fowler in the mountains and waste places shall be permitted, but on cultivated ground and on consecrated wilds he shall not be permitted; and any one who meets him may stop him. Laws When the seven years were out the fowler told all these things to his wife, and the twain hit upon an expedient for cheating the Devil. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology Their scintillation in the sun, in frequented paths, attracts Mosquitoes and Butterflies, like the lamps in our rooms and the fowler’s looking-glass. The Life of the Spider |
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