| 单词 | herbage |
| 例句 | Trees, herbage, even the soil—all were unfamiliar. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The climate is healthy and temperate, and produces good herbage. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out the wolves helped repair riverine woodlands not so much by killing deer as by terrifying them, and thus keeping them from lingering lazily riverside, browsing down their favorite herbage. Sea Change: How Can We Help Oceans Recover? 2013-08-16T12:45:00.507Z “The trees and herbage of every description, along the whole of the north and west sides of the peninsula,” reported one British official, “have been completely destroyed.” Tambora Erupts in 1815 and Changes World History [Excerpt] 2013-03-01T18:45:00.280Z He was enraptured with the country, which he described as clothed "with grasses and herbage exhibiting an extraordinary luxuriance of growth." Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Flowers diœcious, small, in a terminal naked panicle; herbage sour; some leaves halberd-shaped; smooth perennials, spreading by running rootstocks, flowering in spring. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z To-morrow they will all arise as the herbage rises after rain; stillness will be replaced by the screams of death. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The rich grass of five hundred miles of prairie afforded luxurious living beyond this, and everywhere along the streams where camp was made there was an abundance of fresh herbage to be found. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z He learned to eat the food of the family where he lived, but in his excursions, he subsisted upon raw herbage, berries and roots of young trees. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z It was found that on these Western pastures, rich with succulent grasses and saline shrubs all the year round, and in winter abounding in herbage of many descriptions, all stock grew and fattened amazingly. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Nature has fitted the grasses and herbage of the interior to withstand prolonged dry periods. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The strangers heard the splash of fountains as they walked onwards by banks precipitous as a hill-side, and covered with wild rank herbage and tall trees. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Low and swampy meadows, meadows on the slopes of mountains or surrounded by woods, low underbrush, and herbage in smaller patches of woods are very good beating grounds. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z But in the northern part the great number of rivulets which descend from the mountains on both sides produce in many places a luxuriant growth of wild herbage. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z On the steep, storm-lashed Cheviot hills, in the extreme north of England, this breed first attracted notice for their great hardiness in resisting cold, and for feeding on coarse, heathery herbage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z And on the surface herbage countless glistening frogs, green, golden, bronze, and chocolate, were perched, like little kings, each on his floating throne. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The streams, which are plentiful, are traced through the uplands and glens by a line of straggling brushwood and rank herbage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Squatting motionless, with his head in the sand, the ostrich is so near in color like the sand and the scant herbage that grows there that even experienced hunters fail to see him. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z A herdsman on the mountain saw the pastures rent, and the sweet herbage turned into a raging blast furnace. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z These sheep are a capital mountain stock, provided the pasture resembles those hills, in containing a good proportion of rich herbage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z A sprightly matron served us morning and evening with the milk of a cow, which her husband spent his days herding on any stray patches of herbage in the district. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z It continued to crop what scanty herbage there was. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z And here at last was something more definite—flattened herbage, and a small sapling bent over the verge and broken, as though some one had borne a weight upon it. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Meantime among the grass and herbage of the cliffs the flowers glow like an Eastern carpet. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The herbage of an acre, then, would give fifteen pounds of Merino wool, twelve of Leicester, and but nine and three-fifths of South-Down—estimating the latter as high as four pounds to the fleece. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Before being used the turfy ingredients of composts should lie together in a heap only long enough for the roots of the herbage to die, not to decompose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Mr. Gibson found its nest on the ground amongst herbage, and describes it as a neat structure of dried grass, containing three white eggs with a faint cream-coloured tinge. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The bird loves an open country, and sits by day on the ground concealed amongst the herbage or tall grass. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z So I kept a keen outlook on every side, while the fields and woods through which I passed grew ominously silent, and that delicate perfume which arises from storm-threatened herbage filled my nostrils. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z They feed principally on seeds, fruit, and herbage, but also, to a considerable extent, on insects, worms, and other small animals. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z For a time all was quiet; nothing was heard but the faint critch of insects among the herbage. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z This Spine-tail seldom ventures out of its rush-bed, but is occasionally seen feeding in the grass and herbage a few yards removed from the water. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The eggs never exceed two in number and are placed on the wet ground, often without any lining, among the close grass and herbage near the water. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z But I did not tarry to sniff at the stars nor search the dewy herbage for those pale blossoms which open only on such a night, hiding elf-pearls in their fairy petals. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z This gives it a decided advantage over the bulkier Leicesters and Lincolns, as a mutton sheep, in hilly districts and those producing short and scanty herbage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The bright-green herbage and the rich purple-blue flowers of the little skullcap may be looked for early in February. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z They are not so universally distributed as the Chingolo, and are not wood-birds, but frequent open plains abounding in thistles and other coarse herbage, which affords them shelter. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Her limbs were aching from contact with dank herbage: her brogues and stockings soiled with clinging mud. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Wherever the grass can grow, the cattle and goats find sustenance on the scanty herbage. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The herbage is firmly held between the front teeth in the lower jaw and this pad, and thus partly bitten and partly torn asunder. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z There it nestles amid the tender herbage, often producing its ethereal flowers in such profusion that it seems as though bits of the sky had fallen to earth. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z It nests among coarse grass and herbage, making an unpretending structure of the former material, which is lined with fibres. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Then would the scene change to a bleak spread of stones--flat stones of monster size, with rifts like rivulets between, choked thick with feathery herbage. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Sheep and goats certainly find pickings among the rocks, but the visible herbage has all been eaten down. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Rich lowland herbage, in a climate which allows it to remain green during a large portion of the year, is favorable to the production of large carcasses. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z When skies are smiling and the earth is already clothed with a luxuriant and tender herbage, we find upon some balmy morning that the baby-eyes have opened in gentle surprise upon the lovely world. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z They also occasionally leave the rushes and search for insects in the grass and herbage along the border. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z A great number of wild cattle inhabit this part of the country, deriving, it is said, a plentiful supply of nutriment from the herbage found there. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Receding hills with some herbage upon them border the plateau, and the Zard Kuh, though at some distance, apparently blocks up the western end. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The Cheviots are unquestionably inferior to the breeds above named, except in a capacity to endure a vigorous winter and to subsist on healthy herbage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z It is but sparingly naturalized among us, but on account of its very nutritious herbage it is largely cultivated for feed. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The manners of this species, where I have observed it, are always the same; it lives on the ground on open plains, where the herbage and grass is short, and never perches on trees. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z When Gray came to himself again he was lying on a bank of green herbage under the shadow of a mighty tree. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z There were neither camps nor travellers; indeed, one need never look for camps where there is no herbage. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z It is perfectly safe, therefore, to say that the herbage of an acre will uniformly give nearly double the value of Merino that it will of any of the English long or middle wools. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The Indians of Placer County, it is said, boil the herbage, or roast it by means of hot stones, lay it in water afterward, and then eat it as a green. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z It grows wild in all the sun-dried plains of Antigua, and forms a singular contrast to the withered-looking herbage. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The old man's words had called up in clear vision those endless deserts of scorched sand, where the very herbage was hateful to look upon, and the blessed light became a consuming fire. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z It was a very uninteresting march, through formless gravelly hills, with their herbage all eaten down, nothing remaining but tamarisk scrub and a coarse yellow salvia. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Whenever it is possible, the sow should be turned out for an hour each day, to graze in a meadow or clover-field, as the fresh air, exercise, and herbage, will do her immense good. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z It may be known by its clammy, musk-scented, light-green herbage. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The seed of this species of herbage was brought from Africa, as food for some curious birds, natives of that clime, which the captain of a slaver intended to convey to Jamaica as a present. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Several of the feeding animals lifted their heads, snortingly, from the short herbage, at sight of him; and fled up the hill. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Her elaborate garments, the herbage and foliage of her pasture, and one of her woolly sheep were burned to ashes. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z They went a little further, and lost themselves in the soft green herbage. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z Cattle are fond of the herbage, and the plants are considered excellent as potherbs and for salads. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z From the peculiarity of its herbage, the district is known in the neighbourhood as “the short grass”; and the young men of Kildare are jocularly distinguished as the “boys of the short grass.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z For all its weight, it had not settled into the ground or so much as worn the herbage. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Here, in this preservative temperature, he deposited the body of the fat lemming, and covered the place from prying eyes with herbage and bush drawn lightly over it. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Not more than seven eggs should be set, for a hen cannot scratch up insects and worms and find peculiar herbage for more than six chickens. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z It requires considerable care to start the plants; but once established, the roots will continue under favorable circumstances to produce crops of herbage almost indefinitely. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Farms were gnawed away; corn and sweet grass departed from the face of the hills; cattle grew lean, unable to eat the defiled herbage. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Outside were two large heaps of refuse, one of which had been there so long that thick matted herbage was growing vigorously over its top. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Then, in a minute or two more, it would open out fan-wise, as each impatient feeder followed up some vein of especially luscious herbage. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The one seems the kindly sun, cherishing the tender herbage of the field; the other, the blasting mildew, breathing its pestiferous venom over every beautiful plant and flower. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Would but the Desert of the Fountain yield One glimpse—if dimly, yet indeed, reveal'd, To which the fainting Traveller might spring, As springs the trampled herbage of the field! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z This it leaves at nightfall to seek fields of young wheat and other cereals whose tender herbage forms its favourite food. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z If the surrounding herbage is tall, the flower stalk is elongated, so that the crown of flowers may not be obscured. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z In Summer they vary their diet, by eating various kinds of herbage, and such berries as grow near their haunts during that season. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z They looked around them, and, horror of horrors! saw me extended upon the coarse herbage, my staring eyes reflecting the glare of the flames, no doubt. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z It really does seem little short of murder, however, to surround the animals and slay them wholesale; only, be it remembered, they are extremely hard upon the herbage. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Near McGregor's Bay I discovered in the large grass park of my camp-site nine deer, cropping the herbage like so many beautiful ghosts. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z The former had commenced to sing, the latter had grown unusually active; guanacos had been in search of tender herbage, pumas had been in search of the guanacos. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z In Winter they feed on long rye-grass and the tops of dwarf willows, but in Summer eat berries, and different sorts of small herbage. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z These unwieldly monsters were quietly browsing on the rank herbage that the plain afforded them. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z The herbage of the field is revived, and what before was fading is refreshed. The Rainbow, After the Thunder-Storm 2011-12-07T03:00:18.640Z Mataperros—"kill-dogs"—is their Spanish nickname, their thin, curiously compressed bodies resembling in section that of one's hand held vertically, enabling them to glide like rats through the thickest growth of flags and aquatic herbage. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Hay we stored in large quantities in stacks; also the tender herbage of several trees of which, when green, the horses ate with great relish. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z In summer they eat berries and small herbage. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z A luxuriant herbage, on soft pastures, is equally subject to it; and, in both cases, the disease is increased in a wet season. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z This, the drip of trees, and the noise of his horse chewing the rank herbage by the gate, were the only sounds that broke the stillness. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Many of these hybernal lagoons dry up entirely as the hot weather sets in; others remain in greatly reduced proportions, hidden, as a rule, amidst reeds and dense aquatic herbage. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Some of these chasms—“Katavothras”—are merely sieves with herbage and gravel in the bottom, but others are large caverns through which the course of the river may sometimes be followed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The nest is usually placed among coarse herbage by the bank of a lake or river, and is constructed of decayed vegetable matter, lined with down and feathers, and contains from ten to fifteen eggs. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z There is in these efforts a longing for fresh fields and other herbage, an instinctive feeling that all is not as it ought to be; and yet we attend not to the hint! A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z He met an elderly gentleman—a parson by the colour of his cloth—who was poking some decayed herbage with a long cane. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z These "islands" comprise vast areas of level pasturage—in winter bare of herbage, almost dry mud, but by April, knee-deep in richest grass and vegetation, resonant with the "whit-ti-wit" of unnumbered quail. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They gradually became conscious of the movements of unseen creatures among the grasses and the herbage, disturbed by their approach. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z While thus employed, it walks and runs among the herbage with considerable agility, and, when apprehensive of danger, flies off to a sheltered place, or settles down and remains motionless until the intruder passes by. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The cast ewes may then be drafted off to feed on a more succulent herbage, previous to being penned on turnips. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z The elderly gentleman looked up as Charles went by, gave him a 'very good morning,' and said he believed he had seen an adder enter the herbage. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Before us stretched a long tongue of marshy water, choked with grasses, and aquatic herbage floating on its surface. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Yet the bricks from the blacksmith's forge, fresh and vitrified as if they had been in contact with the fire only yesterday, were at times dug up from among the rank herbage. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z It is not believed that they ever remain to breed, but that they repair to the Arctic regions, and make their nests of withered herbage in marshy ground. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The correct explanation is, that such as had most Cheviot blood were sure to become puny, from being unadapted to a herbage on which those that resembled the mountain stock throve tolerably well. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z Charles left the Elderly Gentleman still investigating the decayed herbage reputed to contain an adder, and found himself envying a mind that could invest a day with such easy fame. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Here the summer-scorched herbage barely hides the naked earth—or rather fine mud, more slippery than ice. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Horses would be more liable to disease than cattle were it not for their sagacity in selecting the wholesome from the poisonous herbage. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z It builds no nest, but lays its singularly beautiful eggs, two in number, on the ground among the dry herbage of the common. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Such changes may be brought about either by the plenty, or scarceness, of the herbage; or by the nature of the country on which that herbage is produced. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z It is one of the few birds that absolutely make no nest, but lays its pair of beautifully-marbled eggs on the ground, generally where the herbage is short, and often actually on the soil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He had bought provisions for two days' journey at the last village in the fertile lands; his horse was freshened after a night's feeding on the herbage in the hills, and Marsyas' heart was resolute. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Where a few days before was only bare earth, now the herbage stood feet high. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It often, too, descends to the ground, and picks up insects among the herbage. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Feeding on too rich a pasture, or a sudden change from an herbage deficient in nutritive qualities, to one that is much superior. 3d. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z It is herbaceous, sometimes wild, and sometimes cultivated; but always written about as though constituting herbage, and is on one occasion cropt by the horses of Achilles. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z Other tribes, such as serpents and agile lizards, creep from the hollow of trees, or from holes beneath the herbage; many of them exceeding in splendour the hue of the flowers. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z The scant herbage round about had been lately disturbed, and the marble headstone looked as if it had not yet undergone a week's exposure to wind and weather. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The nest is constructed of such herbage as abounds in the neighbourhood; it is lined with down plucked from the breast of the parent bird, and contains from ten to twelve eggs. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The eggs may be voided by the sheep, may fall upon the herbage, and there remain till they are eaten. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z The verdure of the herbage round the place, suggested the idea of springs near at hand. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z The herbage is made up of tall grasses, composites and, in the spring, the all-dominant cleavers, Galium. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume 11, Number 4, December 1919 2011-10-07T02:00:22.027Z At Hampton Court the tinkling flocks are not provided with an official bellwether, but are left to browse at discretion on the tough herbage of History. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z This consists of grain, seeds, an enormous quantity of wireworms, small insects, especially ants and their eggs, and green herbage. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z These sheep are a capital mountain stock, provided the pasture resembles the Cheviot hills, in containing a good proportion of rich herbage. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z The arid and thirsty soil drank in the moisture, and almost spontaneously shot forth its herbage. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z The hills which skirt it are partly covered with herbage, and partly overhung with thick forests. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z At length she raised her eyes, and pointing to an ancient hollow in the earth, nearly concealed by rank herbage, she said, "that spot is the dearest to me on earth." Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z Arriving at Mount Caucasus, the nymph found her in a stony field, tearing up with teeth and claws the scanty herbage. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z She came creeping through the herbage and gathered herself cross-legged beside me. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Hardly a vestige of herbage was to be seen on the whole surface of the ground, and the mortality amongst the beasts was fearful, and painfully perceptible from the fulsome malaria in the atmosphere. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z The poor brutes were quietly browsing on the herbage and the tender leaves of young palm-trees, but were evidently delighted to see us. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Sometimes the soil is unfitted to grow the herbage necessary for the ostriches’ food, and there are many accidents they are liable to, such as dangers from prowling jackals or from severe storms. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z At last he stopped in a remote corner, where the rank herbage and tall weeds almost concealed the closely-packed rows of long low mounds. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z The ground was cleared down to a coarse herbage, round which stood shadowing trees. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The beasts were being sold on a piece of rough, freshly reaped ground, lying between the high road and the river bed, empty of waters, but full among its shingle of myrrh-scented yellow herbage. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z At present they are most fastidious in their food, and select only the choicest, tenderest tips and sweetest tufts of herbage, picking them here and there, wandering and meditating as they eat. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Its steep sides were almost inaccessible even to their nimble feet, and the soil was so thin—that no herbage grew to reward the bold climber. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z They had therefore to subsist on the herbage which grew between the tufts of grass. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z We approached the wall to the west, as a path went through the harsh swamp herbage that way, and entered the jungle. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z There were no sedges here, nothing but short grasses and such herbage as grows under the perpetual shade of ash-poles, and they could run easily. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z They remain thus fasting until spring when, after the weather warms up sufficiently, they begin to feed upon grasses and perhaps other herbage. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z I hear the brush of the grass, the trip, trip, trip, as the herbage is brushed. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Three irregularly circular green spots, brighter in colour than the dry herbage around, mark the outlets of the crevices in the earth through which the clear water finds its way to the surface. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Leaves rather above an inch long, and near an inch wide, downy, and apparently viscid, like the rest of the herbage. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z The wife’s tomb, its slab weather-stained, its inscription overgrown with herbage, its name all but obliterated. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The scorched herbage falls into dust; water is drawn off from rivers and water-holes. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Sometimes they must remain still for hours in freezing clothes; and even in summer not unfrequently lie all night in dank and wet herbage. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z This may perhaps be due to some unobserved characteristic of the herbage on its slope, or possibly to the chalky subsoil coming there nearer to the surface. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Generally, they present the form of diluvial ridges, sparingly covered with forest, and bearing a growth of prairie-grass and herbage. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z There are cruel deeds and still more cruel words that no veiling herbage of balm and mint shall keep from haunting us in the time when repentance has come too late. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z They had taken into themselves the faint, musky fragrance of the withered herbage and the paper daisies. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z A tangled hedgebank with coarse herbage was always a favourite spot for my depredations. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z He always liked to drive his sheep along it—first, because it saved the turnpike tolls; secondly, because they could graze on the short herbage and rest under the shade of the thick bushes. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z All the open, elevated tracts, are clothed with herbage, which hides their flinty aspect, and gives the country a picturesque appearance. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The early summer sun's rays in that temperate region had as yet been unable to dim the green lustre of the herbage, or turn to dust the close sward of the river meadows. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Sometimes the magenta, purple, lavender, gold and white of the herbage and wild flowers merge and mingle, and a tapestry of incomparable beauty—a masterpiece of the Immortals—is wrought on the bare earth. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z This dry ditch is capacious, and its dead herbage tall and tangled. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z There will be sure to be plenty of insects settling on the grass round the cows, and every now and then they tear up the herbage by the roots and expose creeping things. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z On the very brink of the fissure, hanging to a short tuft of rank, dry herbage, was a piece of thin, black silk cord—such as is used for securing an eyeglass. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Day after day witnessed the riotous growth of pasture and herbage, the blooming of flowerets before the joyous sorcery of a southern spring. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The cattle browse through them lazily; stringing out across the flowering fields, they look in the distance no more than droves of mice; their red and black backs alone are visible above the herbage. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z They come on, playing and frisking, stopping now and then to nibble the herbage. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The sheep grazing at will in the coombe eat off the herbage too closely to permit of many flowers. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The animal began to graze, its bridle hung and trailed upon the ground as it wandered on, cropping the herbage, until it crossed the dividing kloof. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The shrill whistle of the blast tore past their ears, singing through the weather-beaten herbage which straggled upon the side of the arête. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The herbage glows beneath it, so clear and pure is the light. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z At night a brown ferret is apt to be nipped up in mistake for a rabbit; while a white one is always apparent, even when moving among the densest herbage. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Here I have seen legions of them on several occasions, all crowding on the ground worn bare of grass, as if they preferred that to the herbage. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Piles of mountains in chaotic masses heaved up around; all stones and slag; no trees, no herbage worthy of the name. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Entering its welcome shelter, he secured his tired steed in such wise that the animal could crop the green herbage growing in the cool shadow of the rocks. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The initial h is often silent, as in hour, herbage, huge, honest, honor, humor; also, after r, rhomboid, rheum, rhyme, myrrh, ghost, aghast, catarrh, rhubarb, catarrhal, rheumatic, dishabille, rhapsody, posthumous, hemorrhage, &c. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z I left no trace of hand nor print of foot, nor disturbed the rough herbage. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Therefore: a maximum of wood, to transmute the air, and of sloping ground, protected by herbage from the extreme heat of the sun, to feed the streams. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z It had the usual big post planted in the centre, round which the cattle revolved, and the ground all round was quite bare of herbage, evidently well trodden by numerous animals. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z The floor was covered with coarse herbage, sprouting through a layer of débris, whence arose that damp, earthy smell which seems inseparable from ancient buildings of whatever kind. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z In the rear of our residence, rose a hill where our goats found herbage. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z In Russia, it is the inhabitants themselves who set fire to the steppes, thinking that by thus clearing away the withered herbage from the surface, they favour the growth of the new grass. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Numerous clumps of forest trees appeared at intervals, and herds of cattle were reposing on the grass or feeding on the rich herbage. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z They were cropping the scanty herbage at the side of the track—poor refreshment after the fatigue they had undergone. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z The red soil, especially along the footpaths, was cracking into fissures; the fibre of the herbage was giving way and leaf and blade were turning into dust. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z These fall between April and September, when the Desert is at its driest, and bring out the green herbage necessary for the new-born fawns. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The cattle continued to move about and crop the short herbage. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z The territory covered today is arid, without herbage or trees. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Then grass paddocks, with cattle knee-deep in the rich herbage, gazing at us with round-eyed nonchalance as we rattled by. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Our camels were feeding on the flowery herbage, and I ran to mine with delight, as to an old friend. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z We have heard that these little animals feed on the roots, etc. of the green herbage, and that they are every season to be found in the meadows. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z She saw nothing but the horse, whose bridle was thrown over his neck, and who was left at liberty to pick up what scanty herbage the lawn afforded to his hunger. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z And one after another, tiny naked creatures wriggled out of his palms between his fingers and scuttled away into the herbage. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z He felt that his pace was slackening; the witch weighed less heavily on his shoulders, and the thick herbage of the plain was again beneath his feet, with nothing especial to remark about it. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z The sharp 'needles,' or leaves, which fall will not decay, and they kill all vegetation, so that there is no underwood or herbage to obstruct the view. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Telemachus advanced toward these kings, whom he found in groves of delightful fragrance, reclining upon the downy turf, where the flowers and herbage were perpetually renewed. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z After clear sunny days the dews fall more heavily; and now, as the sun set, the herbage was bathed in a vaporous haze—a dim mist rose around. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Snowdrops grew in profusion around them, lifting tall stalks and pure white heads above the herbage through which they had pushed. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z When I cast my eyes over the grass and herbage, there were few objects I had seen before, so that all nature was alike strange to me. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z So saying, he led us over the shoulder of the hill, revealing to us a lovely little dell where there was a stream of fresh water and an abundance of fresh green herbage. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He had come some miles, he told me, to give his cows the spare herbage that cropped up amongst the granite boulders. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Fairy Ring, a circle, or part of a circle of grass, of a darker colour and more luxuriant growth than the surrounding herbage, superstitiously associated with fairy revels. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Its roots are long and wiry, and, descending deep into the ground, ensure the herbage against suffering from drought. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z But when they are first turned out in the spring, partly from their eagerness for fresh herbage, partly from their long fasting and starvation, they seize with avidity whatever comes within their reach. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Between the caterpillar and the butterfly; the worm eating rough herbage and the gaudy winged creature floating like a wind-blown leaf from flower to flower, the contrast is even greater. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z She made her home in a hard, stony field where she pulled up the scanty herbage with her claw-like fingers and tried to subsist on it. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Again it clos’d and there was nothing seen But the Mule grazing on the herbage green. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z He heard the drop among the scant herbage of the rocks. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Near them were several graves or tombs, to which the natives are particularly attentive, and never suffer any herbage to grow upon them. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z The country, which these people claim as their land, has a very small quantity of earth, and produces little or no wood or herbage. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z For three days they have not tasted water; and the scant herbage of the plains, on which they have been depasturing, is without a particle of moisture. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z The ground was good clean dust—no new herbage that, living, is half-way to death already, but the hopeful dust that holds the seed of all life. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z The ground is innocent of herbage or bush; it is a flat wallow of mud, with the marks of pads where the elephant has passed. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z But here the snow was not yet dissolved, the ground was still bound by the frost, the herbage had scarce begun to spring, and the crowberry bushes were just beginning to blossom. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z She had heard of them, because details of dress had not wholly ebbed by leaving her high and dry on the shore of high principle, devoid of the herbage of feminine grace. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z They are often of oblong shape, extending far, but of little breadth, possibly because of the condition of the ground and the herbage it produces. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z The two Britons, looking through stalks of withered herbage, found themselves gazing into the eyes of a couple of Germans crouching on the level barely six feet away. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Butterfly, indifferent to the attentions of her lawful master, browsed steadily at the scanty herbage. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Now there is hardly a tree to be seen; immense pasturages and fields stretch on every side, and numbers of horses, cattle, and sheep, browse on the luxuriant herbage. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z For months, the long droughts parch the earth, the rivers may be forded on foot, the flocks and herds pant for refreshing waters and green herbage. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z He rises, but not without effort: his steeds are quietly enjoying the crisp herbage, and above, the baboons are looking out from their hiding-places, and shouting aloud. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Upon the hills and upland valleys is a luxuriant growth of herbage, which fits them for grazing purposes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Then, all at once the sun's glaring lens played across the drenched meadows, and the shadows of tree and hedge and standing cattle streamed out across the herbage. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z The Tarentine sheep multiply around Benacus, and crop close those dark bits of herbage which have been fed by the blood of Roman citizens. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z In the rank herbage along the river's edge, the terrified piping of a pursued frog was often heard. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z And the most peculiar and marvellous thing of all is the strange nearness of the grass and herbage to the snows. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z Its food consists of coarse, rank herbage common to the marshes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Round about him he saw tiny jets of smoke rising from among the dry herbage. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z Plains of large extent, and luxuriant herbage, began to pass before my eyes. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z A carpet of pleasant herbage has overspread the silt. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Next to the ostrich the largest of existing birds, the common emeu is an inhabitant of the more open country, feeding on fruits, roots and herbage, and generally keeping in small companies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z These are drawn by six, eight, or even ten yokes of oxen, which subsist upon such scanty herbage as they can find along the road. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Straight ahead, beyond that bosky wall of herbage. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The boys followed him over several dips and rises till at last he descended into another depression in which grew some scanty herbage. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z She was docked here by a backwash which does not occur very often, judging by the herbage growing among the sand. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Soon it was so dark, owing to the thick-spreading branches and the overgrown weeds and bushes, that they found themselves creeping through a sort of twilight, smelling of pine-resin and crushed herbage. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z Then the flocks of sheep enjoy all the luxuriance of a paradise of herbage, which clothes field, valley, and hillside alike. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Other species when settled on the ground or herbage have the habit of now and then suddenly and slightly lifting up their wings. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z A few cows were standing about in the drier part of the marshes, swinging their tails, and moving slowly from one to another of the little plots of herbage. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z Their difference is very great, both in height and circuit, and many seemed to be well covered with herbage and wood: nor was there any doubt of their being inhabited. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z The next day he goes off with his sheep, and all of them run away to this mountain, because the herbage was very good there. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z This instinct leads them to wander far and wide wherever herbage is to be found. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z As she went on her way, flowers grew in her path,— "Where her delicate feet Had pressed the sands, green herbage flowering sprang." Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z The presence of this grass, as well as the whole aspect of the forests, marshes, cornfields, meadows, waters and herbage, evinced a great conformity betwixt this country and Smoland. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z A verdure, which had been seen at a little distance from the shore, gave our people the flattering expectation of meeting with a variety of herbage: but in this they were greatly deceived. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z It is not a bird of the desert, but dwells in fertile districts and feeds upon soft succulent herbage. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z A few beans, dates, or carob pods are all the camel receives after a long day's march, when there is no herbage on which it can browse. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z If the herbage or other food affect the taste of the milk or cream, it will also modify the flavor of the cheese. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. But when they are first let out in the spring, partly from their eagerness for fresh herbage, partly from their long fasting and starvation, they seize with avidity whatever comes within their reach. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History In every part of the coast, the land is covered with a vast luxuriance of wood and herbage. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z One peculiarity they remarked in skinning the blesboks—that the skins of these beautiful creatures exhaled a pleasant perfume—arising, no doubt, from the fragrant plants and herbage upon which the animals feed. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z During the wet season these plains are covered with a rich, succulent herbage. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The first cost of oxen is less than that of horses, and they are at all times cheaply reared on the coarser herbage of the farm. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The morning was bright and sunshiny, and the sight of a fine snowy-wooled sheep cropping the bright green herbage was not one likely to create alarm. By Birth a Lady There was some stunted herbage too, here, upon which, as soon as they had drunk, the mules began to browse. Real Gold A Story of Adventure She stood now, regarding her companions in suffering with her big violet eyes and almost contentedly chewing some wizened herbage gathered by the man overnight. The Great Mogul Some few seem to deposit their eggs indiscriminately on all kinds of herbage. Butterflies and Moths (British) True, there was a gateway, but there were no gates hanging on its hinges; only two gaunt pillars of stone, their bases hidden in a rank mass of herbage. The Princess Galva A Romance Moss, leaves and rotten wood are the principal materials used, though pinches of herbage and dirt may be added to harmonize with set and surroundings. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers Just below, the mules were cropping the green herbage, and from below them came the rush, roar, and splash of falling water. Real Gold A Story of Adventure These animals live in herds, feed on herbage, are sometimes tamed, and their flesh is well flavoured. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Most of the butterflies may be caught on the wing, and it is far better to net them in the air than to sweep them off the herbage and flowers. Butterflies and Moths (British) These are kept most of the year in the Nafud, five or ten days’ march from Hail, where they find their own food on the desert herbage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" His cousin was already waiting there, lying on the ground, lazily watching his horse quietly grazing the herbage near. Left on the Prairie It was for the shepherd, as he thought, to know what tufts of grass were rank, and in what spots the herbage might be bitten down to the bare ground. Rachel Ray They have built a broad, irregular pavilion above and around the surface foliage, whose margin is lashed by strong cords to grass stalks and other herbage. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Let your locality be a well-wooded one; abounding, if possible, with giant oaks and other trees, and containing open spaces with plenty of underwood and rank herbage. Butterflies and Moths (British) The summits of the chalk downs have a characteristic softly rounded form, and the chalk is covered with close short herbage suited to the sheep which frequently dot the green surface. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight It was not shod, and unfortunately had made no impression on the short, dry herbage, to show Jack which way it had gone. Left on the Prairie She seized the rank Wild clumps of herbage with her hands, then strove Until she reached the trusty ridge above. Provocations How Samson managed to pick his way so undeviatingly over the dried herbage and sandy soil was a mystery; but neither the guide nor Jessica found anything strange in this. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch The outfit must consist of a quantity of suitable boxes, a stout hooked stick, a strong net, and a white material to place under the herbage while you are 'beating.' Butterflies and Moths (British) But then they came to extensive open upland plains or savannahs, with few trees but with rank grass and other herbage as high as their heads and so dense as to be almost impenetrable. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Up here was the sound of summer airs, the faint lisp of wind in parched herbage, the twitter of desolate birds, and in some unseen vale below the bleating of a flock of sheep. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The countryman also now cultivates field vegetables, clover, and other herbage for fodder, which were unknown before the Thirty years' war, and agricultural produce is more lucrative for an equal amount of population. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. There weren’t any people in those days to eat, but some of them preyed on other animals, and some browsed on the herbage of the swamps. Unexplored! Then, just as his eye catches a glimpse of the very object of his search, down falls the caterpillar, rolled up into a little ball, among the herbage below. Butterflies and Moths (British) No roads or paths were to be found, and it was necessary to cut a trail through the herbage. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The boar, however, went on its way, routing among the herbage. Sinister Street, vol. 1 It is found near hedges and thickets, from the fruits and herbage of which it obtains its food. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Other writers described the lamb as being supported above the ground by a stalk flexible enough to allow the animal to feed on the herbage growing near. The Old English Herbals Walk beside or among the undergrowth of woods, or among the tall herbage of waste places, tapping the branches and twigs with the handle of your net as you go. Butterflies and Moths (British) All about the houses the herbage was as profuse, at the end of October, as it was in Andalusia in May. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Under the cover of the buttonbush there is no herbage whatever, and upon the ground there are only a few decaying logs and a few small sticks, which often carry a light growth of moss. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 These vast masses enclosed the whole view with their ever-varying outlines, soft and purple in the distance, while the foreground of orchards, with their rich herbage, was all of the deepest green. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 They crept between the ranks as our men marched through the long herbage, and at night coiled themselves comfortably under their blankets for warmth. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 When fully fed it seeks the shelter of a curled leaf or dense herbage, suspends itself by the hind claspers to a silken carpet, and then changes to a creamy white chrysalis with black dots. Butterflies and Moths (British) Heribert fastened his steed to a fragment of the wall, near which stood a number of other horses, all saddled, but browsing upon the abundant herbage. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. The herbage also is sparse and, though in a few places there is a considerable growth of ferns, grasses, and sedges, and of other herbs, there are also many bare areas. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 The interior of the old stone building grew pitch-black before three of the slates had been displaced and gently tossed into the herbage. A Traitor's Wooing The long summer days pass so calmly and pleasantly there, while the cows and their young ones crop the juicy herbage of these mountain pastures. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves The perfect insect is at large in July and August, during which time the eggs are deposited on various grasses or on low-growing herbage in grassy spots. Butterflies and Moths (British) Leaving the plains of the maritime country and ascending a height of 4000 ft. in the central districts, we find both herbage and trees assume an altered character. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" There are few shrubs, but a considerable amount of herbage is present. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 Presently the boys saw the figure of an ostrich appear above the shrubs and stalk leisurely along, pecking at the herbage right and left, as it advanced. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa We had certainly all spent a very pleasant summer, high up in the Alps, with the most delicious clear sky overhead and the fragrant herbage beneath. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves It is not a common moth, but is to be obtained in some localities by beating low herbage. Butterflies and Moths (British) The vein in this region gives off directly from its wall a complete herbage of little venules, which branch and anastomose with one another, and are clothed by the glandular epithelium of the renal sac. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Under the pastured forest little underbrush or herbage remains, and the conditions are very poor for small mammals. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 By the help of these, he began searching among the herbage which grew thickly on either side of the path. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa As if invigorated by the herbage of the higher regions, the cattle became livelier. On the Heights A Novel I took it from her hand, and with it touched The knolls of snow-white mist, and they grew green With soft, thick herbage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 The strips of green herbage and forest land, which have here and there escaped the burning lavas, serve, by contrast, to heighten the desolation of the scene. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Around the edges of this swamp there is a narrow belt of thick herbage, closely encroached upon by the typical forest of the flood-plain. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 The ground was covered thickly with herbage and little shrubs. East Angels It is bounded by ranges of mounds from twenty-five to thirty feet thick, now covered with a rank growth of herbage, but which, perhaps, once formed ranges of buildings. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. In one of these clumps of herbage they heard voices. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 After a while the marine plants within the areas inclosed by these embankments are succeeded by a better species of herbage affording good pasturage, and the sands become sufficiently firm to support buildings. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The pastoral lands or velds are distinguished according to the nature of their herbage as “sweet” or “sour.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" "To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the young herbage to spring forth." The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Along the shore at intervals little clusters of fishermen's huts were seen with a small sprinkling of herbage and patches of bright verdure. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Here and there the antlers of a stag would rise above the herbage, and a hare or rabbit might be occasionally seen to bound across an exposed plot of grass. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. Skulls, too, grinning up out of the long herbage which in some instances has sprouted right through the battered orifice which has let out the life, producing the most hideous and ghastly effect. Haviland's Chum She walked along absently, her dress sweeping the crickets in chirruping showers from the long dank herbage under the shade of the quince hedge. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Its radical meaning is, therefore, vegetation in the act of sprouting or springing forth; or, as connected with this, young and delicate herbage. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Out upon the plains, half a mile distant from the wagons, are to be seen a knot or two of graceful springbok busily feeding in the choice herbage. Tales of South Africa Issuing from the shade of the mimosa trees, seeming to rise out of the tangle of long, coarse herbage, were a number of red, sinuous forms. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The shower had ceased, but the odour of newly watered herbage hung moist upon the air, mingling with the scent of the firs, and the fungus-like exhalations of rotten and mouldering wood. Haviland's Chum At any rate, the pig, which has strong powers of digestion, will consume this herbage. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend And the earth brought forth herbage, The Herb yielding seed and the Tree yielding fruit whose seed is in it after its kind, And God saw that it was good. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science But the herbage grew rapidly, and the flocks ate of it greedily, and licked the dew ere the sun rose to dry it up. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Nothing grew at the bottom but coarse herbage and a few stunted bushes. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Goats browsed on the trees and herbage at the edge of the desert. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" They are a great blessing; but they are not to be had from herbage or roots of any kind; and, therefore, before a pig be attempted, the means ought to be considered. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend And God said—"Let the earth shoot forth herbage, The Herb yielding seed and the fruit-tree yielding fruit containing seed after its kind, on the earth." The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science When they have arrived near the negro colony, they disperse, wandering through the herbage and hunting about, as if aware of the propinquity of the object of their search, yet ignorant of its exact position. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series We did not think it prudent to proceed amid such severe cold, and to leave an encampment, where at least our animals got sufficient herbage to browse upon, and where fuel was abundant. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Later, when the rain has ceased, the sheep still nibble the dry herbage and stubble and flourish where, to a western eye, all is barren desert. The Bible Story When the doe has young ones, feed her most abundantly with all sorts of greens and herbage and with carrots and the other things mentioned before, besides giving her a few oats once a-day. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Cæsar threw the outer door open, and pointing to the remaining horse, that was quietly biting the faded herbage of the lawn, he exclaimed: “Run, now, run—Massa Harry, run!” The Spy Condensed for use in schools The boughs wave softly overhead; the small cloud of dust their efforts have raised floats slowly away and settles on the scant herbage underneath the pines. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks He calls them "sweet leaves, pink-tinged roots, timid leaves," "scented herbage of my breast." A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists Innumerable buffaloes browned on the leaves of the cane, or pastured on the herbage of the plains, or lingered on the border of the salt-lick. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The yellow head and neck shot up again above the herbage, waved a moment, then remained perfectly still. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Temple now led his distinguished friend into those charming pasturages where the flocks of diplomacy love to dwell, and where none other save themselves could find herbage. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly As the hunters rode forward the sun rose, and dried up the heavy dew which had covered the herbage during the night. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer Finding himself in a little sheltered valley where he and his mother had often fed together on the sweet herbage, he crouched down under a rock and lay shivering for hours, afraid even to whimper. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The waters of some springs are impregnated with sparry particles, which adhering to the herbage, or the clay, on the banks of their channel, harden into stone, and incrust the original retainers. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The yellow neck flung back with a quick, whip-like movement, and there was a rustling among the herbage which told its own tale. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion All around is grass and puny herbage, and suddenly a great stem rears itself aloft and its crest is all white with blossoms. Black Forest Village Stories The nest is formed with little art on the ground in large open marshes, where the herbage is not very high—a tolerably dry spot being selected and used apparently year after year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" When the herbage in the little valleys was all frozen to stone and sealed away under the first hard-driven snow, he yielded to a drowsiness which had been creeping into his nerves. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The flavour of sheep and goats' milk is a good deal affected by the herbage or shrubs on which they feed, and thus varies according to locality. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products Hardly were the words uttered than a serpentine head and neck of a dull yellow colour rose up out of the herbage, then subsided, with a half-startled hiss. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Widely different in life and vividness are the lines in which Thomson paints the flocks under their true wintry aspect, when the snow is falling, and has buried up the herbage. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Even in the most secluded valleys, the herbage is pale and withered, and vegetation stunted. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia And once he jumped back wildly, as a foraging mink rustled through the herbage just before him. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The poison was of such a virulent nature that nor cow nor sheep would touch the grass whereon it fell; and soon the herbage withered away in fearful memorial of that deed of guilt. Witch Stories The old man found his hardwood fire-sticks safe under the herbage, and soon twirled a light, and, nurturing it in dry grass, kindled a cheery fire. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making He finds that the surrounding district is a desert as far as the eye can reach, without house, tree, herbage, or living creature, till gazing upwards he beholds an eagle aloft in the sky. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Dear as the blood ye gave, No impious footsteps here shall tread The herbage of your grave. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 The student plucked up as much of the moss and herbage as he could, and, not without a feeling of dread, entered the cavern. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors He states that he "has frequently spent an hour sweeping flower-covered herbage, or beating branches of trees over an inverted white umbrella without seeing the sign of a beetle of any kind." Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Repeated snowslides in the same place keep the slopes nonforested, and their track is marked by light green strips of brush and herbage. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park A right of sole common pasturage and herbage was given to a certain class of commoners in Ashdown Forest on the partition of the forest at the end of the 18th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" It is barren, low, and sandy, with here and there a scrubby jungle and an occasional reach of stunted herbage. The Pearl of India He now set about his task, stopped up with moss and herbage every chink through which a glimmer of daylight passed, but this was a difficult, and—as it seemed to him—an endless task. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Above this, again, the purple heath appeared glowing like a gorgeous amethyst, as the red sunlight played upon it, or sparkled on the shining granite that rose through the luxuriant herbage. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I She began to search about for fissures, finding here and there in the deep herbage and the cleft rocks one that might admit the passage of a man's body. The Story of Old Fort Loudon February comes, March passes; the herbage grows slowly; but still no machines are introduced, no pennies roll out at the gateways. The Hills and the Vale In this retreat, strongly protected from attack, and with sufficient herbage for their flocks, the Mongols may have dwelt for ages unknown to history. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality On one side, about a hundred yards away, was the sea; on the other was a broken stretch of bare moorland covered with only the scantiest herbage and piles of barren grey rocks. A Monk of Cruta The noise they make in browsing on the trees and herbage may be heard at a great distance, and resembles that of an army in secret. The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 And along the water there was always something good to eat—not merely the herbage and the roots of the water-plants, but frogs and insects of all sorts among the grass. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear The sharp 'needles' or leaves which fall will not decay, and they kill all vegetation, so that there is no underwood or herbage to obstruct the view. The Hills and the Vale One whole summer, indeed, these revels were hindered by a bull which was pastured on the lush herbage. An Isle in the Water Busily engaged in keeping himself alive on scant herbage, he took but little interest in anything else. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance A Leeze is supposed to contain about seven acres of land of herbage. Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc As the summer came on, however, I began to rove, roaming usually along the streams, and sleeping there in the cool herbage by the water's edge during the heat of the day. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear January sees this plot of a dull, dirty green, unless hidden by snow; the dirty green is a short, juiceless herbage. The Hills and the Vale In these on one night the chill of frozen space weighed down and turned the dew to ice and wrecked some tender herbage, leaving it brown as if touched by fire instead of frost. Old Plymouth Trails He saw some of the men lie down as if to sleep, and he feared that they intended to remain here for ever, in this place absolutely destitute of herbage. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance The ploughshare had not then turned the fertile glebe, nor the cattle browsed upon the tender herbage of that region, now so populous and cultivated. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 The nest is carelessly made of grasses and stout herbage, on the ground, under the shelter of grass and bushes. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 In the spring and summer the short herbage is cropped by the sheep; but it is short, and it requires a large tract to keep a moderate flock. The Hills and the Vale Everywhere horses and other animals were dying, for there was not the scantiest grass or herbage of any kind for them to eat, and everywhere the streams were dry. The Man Who Did Not Die The Story of Elijah The widow promised, and next morning sent one of her daughters out to look for the cows, which were to be pastured in a field where there was but little herbage. Legends & Romances of Brittany There are fewer flowers constructed on this than on the convex model; but in the organization of trees and of clusters of herbage it is seen continually. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Nest—Carelessly made, of grasses and stout herbage, on the ground. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 The ground on which the bull stands is indicated by herbage or pebbles. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) "What a wretch!" says the cat—"'tis the vilest of brutes; Does he feed upon flesh when there's herbage and roots?" Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Tiny swirls of yellow flame wavered in her wake, crackled feebly for an instant in the shorter herbage, then, reaching out tongues into the longer blue stem beyond, leaped forward like a frolicsome animal. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John He eats the herbage which grows among the rocks and hills that alternate with the great sandy plains in all these countries. Alexander the Great Makers of History The grass on the lawn was coarse and rough, and an occasional cow was tethered on it, which did not improve the quality of the herbage. A Danish Parsonage Certainly the short, withered, russet-coloured grass lands of the border country looked forbidding beside the green herbage of the North Saskatchewan. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways The herbage there, curing in the dry suns of summer as it stood on the upland plains, provided winter forage for their herds. The Rustler of Wind River The coarse grass and herbage were so rank you could scarcely see the ground. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John She had been rudely torn from her enjoyment of the herbage, and she resented that plainly. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune All up the hillside before the window as I write the herbage is thick with anemones. The Passionate Friends In this dreary desert of sand and gravel of the Snake here and there is a thin and scanty herbage, insufficient for the horse or the buffalo. Trail Tales When they are in perfect friendship with their neighbours, they advance to the very edges of the desert, and find more ample supplies of moisture and herbage. The History of Sandford and Merton The cedar tree stood on a slope of the bank, and had cast its fiery rain over the herbage and brushwood for yards around, leaving them crisped and dry. Mabel's Mistake “Catch then,” said Sam, contemptuously tossing the coin through the air; but Pete was not active enough to seize it, and it fell amongst the herbage, and had to be searched for. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam This had consumed some time, but each felt a thrill of relief, when they at last arrived, to see Buster calmly nibbling at the dry herbage near the shepherd’s cabin. Jessica, the Heiress There had been rain in the night, and the air was full of the delicious fresh-washed smell of spring herbage. Jan and Her Job Under their shade is generally found a rich luxurious herbage, which serves for pasture to a thousand herds of animals. The History of Sandford and Merton There is not a fragment of its living rock, nor a tuft of its heathery herbage, that has not adorable manifestations of God's working thereupon. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Before her is a meadow of rich herbage, covered with daisies. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) By driving out the horse without any belongings, he gave the impression that he was an estray, probably cropping the herbage, when disturbed by the approach of strangers. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America And in the cemetery, too, there was no snow; and, under the dead grass, everywhere new herbage tinted the earth with delicate green. The Crimson Tide A Novel They are, however, most common in Yezo where immense herds feed upon the plentiful herbage. Japan A few ancient trees ornament the neglected plaza, about which a score of weary burros were seen cropping the scanty herbage which springs up naturally here and there. Aztec Land During exceptionally dry seasons thousands of cattle perish from the entire lack of subsistence, first having exhausted the herbage and then the leaves and shrubbery. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries The late-risen moon discovered the little mounds of hay thick around him, the aroma of the curing herbage was blowing to him an invitation to stop and sleep. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek I find it most abundantly about the horse barn, upon the old straw and manure, sometimes running out onto the green herbage. The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio Having quenched his thirst, he scratched the soft soil from beneath a stone and satisfied his hunger with some succulent sprouts of herbage there exposed to sight. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The men whom we had left to get seal-skins assured me the soil was very rich and deep, and the herbage green and luxuriant. An Old Sailor's Yarns We wade saddle-deep in herbage; broad-leaved fennel and trembling reeds; wild asparagus and artichokes; a hundred kinds of flowering weeds; acres of last year's thistles, standing blanched and ghostlike in the summer sunshine. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit Only a few days together the camp remained in one place, no longer than it took the sheep to crop the herbage within easy reach. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek In a pretty sunny corner is a neat little chalet inclosed in a yard filled with fresh herbage. Harper's Young People, September 28, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Water-voles, as a rule, are silent little creatures; unless attacked or frightened they seldom squeak as they move in and out of the lush herbage by the riverside. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain But Bale declined to say more, and the two walked on, one on either side of the horse, master or man punching it when it showed a desire to sample the herbage. The Wild Geese The grass springs thick and lush, tall weeds and trailing vines appear, a murmur of flowing water is heard under the tangled herbage at the bottom of the w�di. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit S. A. S.—Rabbits eat cabbage, clover, cracker and milk, and almost all kinds of vegetables, herbage, or grain. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly With fumbling, nerveless fingers they scaled its bare sides, flung themselves down among the scant but wholesome herbage, which clothed its top, and filled their lungs with the clean, reviving air. In the Morning of Time There she was lost to view; the rank herbage screened her further line of flight. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain It amazed the white boys to see what very little herbage of any kind there was for an animal to live on. In the Musgrave Ranges Came to several deserted mountain huts or shiels, and rested for some time beside one of them, upon a hillock of its green plot of monumental herbage. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 These islands appeared to us, in sailing among them, to be mostly uninhabited, extremely barren of trees or shrubs, and many of them destitute even of herbage, or verdure of any kind. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton And the ground between these clean, symmetrical trunks was unencumbered, being clothed only with a rich, soft, spicy-scented herbage, akin to the thymes and mints. In the Morning of Time One night she smelt the touch of a hand on the grass-bents near her “form,” and found also that the herbage had been moved aside. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Countries roamed over by herds of animals that gain their living by pasturing on the grass and herbage are almost always destitute of trees. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series Two burros cropped at the scanty herbage above the tent. Rimrock Trail Still silent Byblis lies; and with her nails Rends the green herbage; moistens all the grass With rivulets of tears. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Ordinarily feeders on herbage and roots, they were like pigs and rats and men, more or less without prejudice in their diet, and they seemed to think that dinosaur went very well with grass. In the Morning of Time Reminding him, in the first place, that the roads were all impassable through frost—that it was impossible to find herbage to feed the cattle, or anything else that would be useful. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens They were grazing on the dry, sparse herbage of the desert. Letters on an Elk Hunt The horses were as happy as their masters, feeding in plenty on sweet herbage for the first time in long days. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Where'er she flies she blasts the flowery fields; Consumes the herbage; and the harvest blights. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II At the very moment when her eyes fell upon him, he dropped flat upon his face, and began worming his way soundlessly through the herbage. In the Morning of Time It looks very palatial and settled and Old-Worldish, shaded and shadowed with trees and softened with herbage, dignified by the hand of time. The Prairie Child They bounded through the tall herbage "like grasshoppers" and were remarkably agile in climbing. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution There lived in the same times the Milanese Bernazzano, a very excellent painter of landscapes, herbage, animals, and other things of earth, air, and water. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 05 ( of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto What herb—at last, I said— “Can power like this possess?—and with my hand “Pluck'd up, and with my teeth the herbage chew'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II It was fairly open country, a region of low herbage dotted with small groves and single trees; and the girl, herself securely hidden, could see in every direction. In the Morning of Time The trees, the bushes, and the wild herbage grew here thicker than ever, stretching in perfect canopies of leaves so closely across the overhanging banks of the stream, as entirely to hide it from view. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The latter afforded grass and various herbage; and the vales and hills produced forest-trees and shrubs of several kinds. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The heather on the moorlands is often set on fire by the shepherds in order that new herbage may spring up. Lady of the Lake Where the land slopes towards the sea, the shaggy heath gives place to a green luxuriant herbage; and the frequent patches of corn seem to rejoice in a more genial soil. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland But, being a feeder on herbage only, he had not thought of tasting the red flesh. In the Morning of Time It may be only imagination; but the stained roofless walls, the damp clotted herbage, and the reptiles crawling about the ruins, give the place a gloomy and disastrous look. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot These nests were in the form of obtuse cones, and were constructed with mud, grass, and herbage. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The ground was ploughed up by the wheels of the artillery and waggons; everything like herbage was trodden into mire; broken carriages, arms, accoutrements, dead horses and men, were strewed over the heath. Captain Sword and Captain Pen A Poem One's first impressions are of the green of the foliage and herbage. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study The trees were lofty; and old, decayed and withered limbs contrasted with the younger growth of branches; and wild flowers wasted their sweetness among the dead leaves and uncut herbage at their roots. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883 He dropped from his saddle and in a second was feeling for his matches, while the horse fell to sniffing half-heartedly at the meagre herbage. A Modern Mercenary The whole surface seemed clad with grass, herbage, and low shrubs, and with many kinds of plants, which were rare and highly interesting. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Numberless summer insects mingled their discordant strains amidst the weedy herbage. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father As erst, her little feet were naked—gleaming with roseate translucence against the green background of the herbage. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Though he had come out to look for Frank, his eyes were continually forsaking his intention, catching spots of lichen on the wall and clumps of herbage on the roadside. The Perpetual Curate It blooms with heath and scented shrubs and stunted olive, and the white rock shining through the scattered herbage has a brightness which answers to the brightness of the sky. A Little Tour of France The lower grounds, however, were not destitute of grass and herbage. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe It was quite clear of snow; and covered with green herbage. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Near where Lilian was seated, the herbage was luxuriant—more so than anywhere around. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness These cattle are pastured in the coldest part of Tibet, upon short herbage, peculiar to the tops of mountains and bleak plains. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. Amid the herbage charred by the fire, they frequently saw the remains of serpents and other reptiles, that had been scorched to death. The Giraffe Hunters Along the shore at intervals little clusters of fishermen's huts are seen, with a small sprinkling of herbage and patches of bright verdure. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The inky water, that had copiously saturated his long fur, had been constantly dripping as he trotted onward in his flight; and this could easily be seen upon the herbage over which he had passed. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Our three young Alaskans were used to wet grass in the morning, and after the first plunge, which wet them to the skin, they did not mind the dew-covered herbage. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies Feeds on the short herbage peculiar to the tops of mountains and bleak plains. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. The plan generally adopted is, by digging pits in places where the hippopotami are known to pass in leaving the water to feed on the herbage of the neighbouring plain. The Giraffe Hunters No longer leave thy wistful flock unfed, Nor let thy bawling fellows rack their throats, Nor the cropp'd herbage shoot another head. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold As the down Shoots from the winged nations, or from beasts Bristles or hair, so poured the new-born earth Plants, fruits, and herbage. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles The grass and herbage were trampled down for the circuit of a mile, and all over the space were spots of black and smouldering remains, where the camp-fires had been kindled. Hannibal Makers of History Wild animals which subsist upon herbage, feel the influence of climate a little more extensively, because there is added to it the influence of food, both in regard to its abundance and its quality. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. Where the saline incrustations did not cover the ground, there grew a short, sour herbage, browsed upon by blesboks, wilde beests, and several other species of antelopes. The Giraffe Hunters Horses and cattle find exhaustless supplies of grass in the prairies; and pea vines, buffalo grass, wild oats, and other herbage in the timber, for summer range; and often throughout most of the winter. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West In this case the manure should be applied so as not to impair the quality of the herbage. Manures and the principles of manuring A dense forest of pine fringed it on three sides; vast herds of horses and cattle roamed over the plain, and cropped its luxuriant herbage. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography They are particularly fond of the long rank herbage, which springs up in moist and undrained lands. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. Meanwhile the old ones continued their flight, while Willem’s horse, relieved of his load, proceeded to refresh himself by browsing upon the dry herbage that grew near. The Giraffe Hunters Much of it, like our western prairies, was covered with a luxuriant coat of grass and herbage. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The nature of the herbage growing on pasture is very much influenced by the manure applied. Manures and the principles of manuring The land is generally low, and covered with an astonishing luxuriance of wood and herbage. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales It was ideal cow country and the herbage was succulent and rich. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery The great iron guns were oxidized, as were the gun-carriages; the long-range cannons, painted red, and sunken in the herbage, resembled exhaust pipes of a steam engine. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The fire annually sweeps over the prairies, destroying the grass and herbage, blackening the surface, and leaving a deposit of ashes to enrich the soil. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The herbage constituting pasture is, as every farmer knows, of a varied description. Manures and the principles of manuring The spot where he fell was still distinguishable by the bent and broken herbage and his heels had scored the ground as he scrambled to his feet, caught his horse, and hastily remounted. The Rider of Waroona Accordingly, a little later, all six of the travelers were peacefully slumbering, while the restless horses moved about the length of their picket ropes, picking what herbage they could reach. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery But among them were new scaurs, still like fresh wounds, with the stones showing the sharpness of late fracture, and no herbage covering the blood-red colour of the sand. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 The prairies in summer are clothed with grass, herbage and flowers, exhibit a delightful prospect, and furnish most abundant and luxuriant pasturage for stock. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West The same reasons, however, do not hold with regard to rotation seeds, where an abundant growth is desired, and complexity of herbage is not so important. Manures and the principles of manuring Leaving the level ground he forced a way through the thick herbage growing on the bank above and crept forward. The Rider of Waroona It was distinctly the "bad lands," but often in such a region can be found isolated places where abundant water and herbage offer ideal sites for cattle raising. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery The herbage was completely eaten up, and the trees in many parts were cut down, in order that the hungry animals might eat the leaves. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. There were always some bits of sugar in store for him, and his cage was constantly decorated with the most lively herbage. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror It increases the capillary condition of the soil, prevents fungoid diseases, and promotes the growth of the more nutritive herbage in pasture-land. Manures and the principles of manuring The mare was nuzzling about the herbage and in the darkness they could just see the great white bulk of the old man sunk between the seat and the dashboard. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands A comfortable low came at intervals from the cattle, revelling in the abundant herbage. Tom Brown at Oxford A few half-starved cows only, belonging to Sydney families, and called the town herd, may be seen picking up the poor and scanty herbage. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. So exhilarated were our horses by the taste of the green herbage, of which they had so long been deprived, that many got away from us and galloped wildly across the Melleha. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria Unmanured pasture, on the other hand, is more complex in its herbage. Manures and the principles of manuring It was the merest baby—half-an-ounce, perhaps—and it fell from the hook into the herbage some yards from the stream. Uncanny Tales Creed noted the ravages of it here and there; the broken boughs, the levelled or uprooted herbage, the washed and riven soil, as his mule moved soberly along. Judith of the Cumberlands These animals live among grass and herbage which they brush against as they walk, and thus “blaze” a plain trail for the mate or young to follow. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year A fresh spring gushed from a neighbouring rock, and meandered sparkling among the verdant herbage and variegated flowers. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The effect of farmyard manure, while less marked in inducing simplicity of herbage, has a similar effect to sulphate of ammonia; while phosphates and other mineral manures exercise an influence similar to that of potash. Manures and the principles of manuring At that point there was neither a sail on the sea, nor a human habitation on the land; there was not even a sheep cropping the herbage of the headlands. Ravensdene Court They were going slowly up the grassy hill, the short scanty herbage looking gray in the dimness. Vixen, Volume I. "In October, the bracken or fern on hill pastures becomes red with the first frosty nights, and about that time the autumnal herbage is very rich, and productive of the good things in question." The Proverbs of Scotland Cropping the scant herbage on the flat behind the trapper was a lank, long-limbed horse from which he had just dismounted, and which looked travel-stained and weary like his master. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier It stood in the middle of a large grass plain, with inclosed meadows of luxuriant herbage and bright flowers, among which large numbers of sheep and cattle were feeding. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Often is my childhood troubled,210 And my thoughts like withered herbage. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes The fine, light, and fertile soil we rode upon was thickly covered with rich herbage, and the luxuriant trees stood in groups as picturesque as if they had been disposed by the hand of taste. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The original stock of these creatures appears to have been adapted to feeding on the scant herbage which develops in rocky and mountainous countries. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization |
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