| 单词 | robin redbreast |
| 例句 | An official announcement will be made on Friday that Aardman is shooting Robin Robin, a family film about a baby robin redbreast that goes missing. A grand way out: Wallace & Gromit makers ditch BBC for Netflix film 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z "A robin redbreast in a cage puts all heaven in a rage," William Blake decreed. Call for killing of birds deemed health hazard splits conservationists 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z As in England, American cards were largely secular affairs: nativity scenes did feature, but they were outnumbered by picaresque frosty landscapes, robin redbreasts and ivy. An Ode to Holiday Letter-Writing 2013-12-25T05:01:31Z Eusebia.—Like that sweet superstition current in Brittany, which would explain the cause why the robin redbreast has always been a favourite and prot�g� of man. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z When robin redbreast returns south, he comes driven by the chilly blasts of the Ice King of the north, and I regret to say has to face the Southern people with fear and trembling. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z Here are the dogs, who will eat old coats, or any thing; and, near the dwellings, here is a snow-bunting,—robin redbreast of the Arctic lands. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z So the two little rabbits set off to find him and soon they came to a hut in the middle of the wood, on the roof of which sat a little robin redbreast singing. Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare 2011-05-09T02:00:05.633Z Stormcock, nightingale, cuckoo, corncrake, woodpecker, robin redbreast, were all singing together, yet there was no discord in the concert. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z The bird here called the robin is three times as large as the English robin redbreast, but in its form and habits very similar. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z Bab, with a scarlet wing perched at a jaunty angle in her brown cloth hat, reminded one of a robin redbreast. The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds When eventually the superintendent sat up, he looked like a whiskered robin redbreast. Adventures of Bindle Another April comer, who arrives shortly after robin redbreast, with whom he associates both at this season and in the autumn, is the golden-winged woodpecker, alias "high-hole," alias "flicker," alias "yarup." Eighth Reader You a good boy! about as much as the old gray donkey is a robin redbreast. The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series Oh, Kitty, Twig, and Crocus, that robin redbreast story was only meant to fool us!” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales It begins precisely at six in the evening, and consists of a blackbird, 55 a thrush, a robin redbreast and a bullfinch. Chelsea The Fascination of London She quickly returned, a cheery spectacle in her russet dress and brown straw bonnet, and her scarlet neck-tie, the robin redbreast’s livery which she loved. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster But let me pause to pay a little tribute to the brave robin redbreast. Birds of the Rockies It was not unlike a nest, and the Misses Bruce in certain ways resembled bright little robin redbreasts, so small, so neat, so chirrupy they were. A World of Girls The Story of a School And as he spoke he turned into the o-pe-che—the robin redbreast—and flew out of the hole and away to join the other birds; but he never flew very far from where men live. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales Chicken Little was gay as a robin redbreast when she ran to meet Marian at the side gate. Chicken Little Jane Another, a small, brown bird, with modest plumage, surprised and delighted me, by a clear, full whistle, that sounded not unlike that of our own robin redbreast. The Island Home What interesting, confiding little birds are the robin redbreasts of our own dear England! Stories of Animal Sagacity From below rose the song of a robin redbreast, filling the 123 woods with joy. The Adventures of Maya the Bee Beneath, the scene was open and lightsome, and the robin redbreast was chirping his best, to atone for the absence of all other choristers. St. Ronan's Well Robin, robin redbreast, Singing on the bough, Come and get your breakfast, We will feed you now. Stories of Birds No doubt there was protection also—protection for sport, for utility, for �sthetic reasons, and because of humane sentiments; even wholesome superstitions have safeguarded the robin redbreast and the wren. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told A labourer, going along a lane, met a little robin redbreast. Chatterbox, 1905. Supposing a robin redbreast thought he had to have a sting—a sting above everything else—or a goat wanted to fly about gathering honey. The Adventures of Maya the Bee Our robin redbreasts are in the fields in summer, and do not perch on boughs opposite speckled thrushes when they can get abundance of worms and flies among the barley. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes And the queen said to the king, "I think we must have some May-day games for the little lark, and invite robin redbreast to sing with him." Stories of Birds Ariel's Second Song has been compared with Webster's "Call for the robin redbreast" in The White Devil, but solemn as Webster's dirge is, it tolls, it docs not sing to us. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters It was easy to love them for they reminded us of the robin redbreast of Scotland. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth “If only I could sing like that robin redbreast,” she said, “I’d perch on a flower and keep it up the livelong day.” The Adventures of Maya the Bee Poor robin redbreast, Look where he comes; Let him in to feel your fire, And toss him of your crumbs. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems So the gay robin redbreast came and sang with the lark. Stories of Birds I knew that two and two made four, I felt that five times two were ten, But, as for all profounder lore, The robin redbreast or the wren, p. The Scarlet Gown being verses by a St. Andrews Man The water shone, and the holly berries were gay, and a robin redbreast sang a cheerful song. Audrey A stuffed bird, a robin redbreast, perched on a frosted tree in the midst of these pale tropical offerings, glared at you with beady eyes. Promenades of an Impressionist "Leaves for yours," repeated the self-constituted robin redbreast. The Rules of the Game If they could see black robins in Wales and Germany, the robin redbreast here at home would surely be thought worthy of notice. Reveries of a Schoolmaster And then she quoted in the deep throaty voice which was one of her greatest charms:"A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all Heaven in a rage." From out the Vasty Deep All he could do, was to say to me, like a robin redbreast—as he is—"It's a boy." David Copperfield A robin redbreast came as bold as could be and lit upon the coffin and began to sing. Allan Quatermain But the boy, with the quickness of a bird, flew to the top of the lodge, and perching upon the highest pole, was instantly changed into a most beautiful robin redbreast. Good Stories for Holidays Off you went to your tomtit boxes an' your robin redbreast snares—they was all you cared about. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I The robin redbreast till of late had rest, And children sacred held a martin's nest, Till beccaficos sold so devilish dear To one that was, or would have been, a peer. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 But we know the true cause of the decline of these two species, the best loved and best protected of all birds in Britain, not even excepting robin redbreast. Birds in Town and Village No, the gruesome old tale must be told out, or at least as far as where the robin redbreasts, after mourning over the fate of the hapless infants "did cover them with leaves." The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales The English robin redbreast is tallied in this country by the bluebird, which was called by the early settlers of New England the blue robin. Locusts and Wild Honey The English robin is not the bird we call robin redbreast in the United States. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 When the settlers saw this friendly bird, with a breast colored somewhat like the robin redbreast of England, they called him "Robin," after the favorite of their far-away homes. Friends and Helpers If I die there, and have my body thrown into a wood, I am too old to be buried by robin redbreasts, am not I? The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 "But remember how unhappy we were in her glass case," said a robin redbreast, gravely. American Fairy Tales She said she hoped that largest robin redbreast would get drunk and tumble down. Beulah This bird also has the distinction of answering very nearly to the robin redbreast of English memory, and was by the early settlers of New England christened the blue robin. Wake-Robin The robin redbreast is less than six inches in length, and is slighter than our bluebird, while our robin is ten inches long, and is, as every one knows, a stout, heavy bird. Friends and Helpers Here are the dogs, who will eat old coats, or anything; and, near the dwellings, here is a snow-bunting—robin redbreast of the Arctic lands. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage But, best of all, Bobby loved a comfortable and friendly robin redbreast—not the American thrush that is called a robin, but the smaller Old World warbler. Greyfriars Bobby Now the days grow cold, As the year grows old, And the meadows are brown and sere; Brave robin redbreast Has gone from his nest, For this is the Fall of the year. Buttercup Gold, and other stories Call for the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with flowers and leaves do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories When not shy I could be sensible, and of the O'Kelly and the Signora one could be no more shy than of a pair of robin redbreasts. Paul Kelver, a Novel Hark, hark, with what a pretty throat Poor robin redbreast tunes his note! Bulchevy's Book of English Verse |
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