| 单词 | beech tree |
| 例句 | It was against the law, of course, so he had concealed the truck behind some bushes, off the trail, under a big beech tree. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the beech tree a narrow brook flowed. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There was one beech tree I loved so much that Danny gave it to me for my tenth birthday. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He could hear leaves rustle in the copper beech tree overhead. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes, when they told tales on a sunny evening by the beech trees, he could not clearly recall whether they were about himself or about some other rabbit hero of days gone by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped looking for a woman in the branches of the copper beech tree above him and looked instead at the tree itself. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He glided toward them and landed noiselessly in a towering beech tree. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The beginnings of the new warren had been hollowed out among the roots of one of the beech trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To the right of the narrow, grassed-over track that led into the copse, there was a small clearing, within a circle of beech trees, and hidden by them from view of the house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “You’d better go up in the beech tree and sing that,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She rapped again, louder, mindless of who might see her under the gray beech tree just around the corner from home. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a perfect October afternoon, with the sun streaming through what remained of the russet leaves of the maple and beech trees that lined the road. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As my mother and I approached the summer heat bore down on us, and a cicada started up, like an aerial lawnmower, in the heart of a copper beech tree at the back. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He sat down against a beech tree until the feeling passed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were chestnut trees, walnut trees, lime, mulberry, fir, and a fine old beech tree. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry turned and walked slowly on, waiting for them to catch up, which they finally did in the shade of a beech tree under which they had sat in happier times. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They were lying under a beech tree in the Forest Sauvage. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the corner of the wood, they found the others feeding or basking in the evening sun on the north side of the beech trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The crow circled a few times, and then dived into the thick foliage of the beech trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They sat among a grove of smooth-barked beech trees, a day’s walk north of Paris. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Coraline stared at the leaves on the trees and at the patterns of light and shadow on the cracked bark of the trunk of the beech tree outside the window. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z On the highest point, the beech trees of Cottington’s Clump were moving in a stronger wind than that which blew across the heather. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Grummore drove his spear deep into the beech tree where they were sitting, and stopped dead. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I also conducted a deep sniff test and inhaled the comforting scent of natural fibers, including organic cotton, silk and fibers made from eucalyptus and beech trees. At the annual Travel Goods Show, plenty of pack-worthy products 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Afterwards, leaves emerge in the beech trees above, blocking sunlight from reaching the flowers below. Bluebell flowers decorate Belgian forest floor 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z At the base of a beech tree, a tiny, lone mushroom resembled a ribbed parasol. After the deluge, a mushroom hunt in the urban forest 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Closer examination of the column reveals cracks from where a big beech tree fell down in the 1990s, crushing the monument. 'Secret garden' Wrest Park reopens after restoration 2011-08-01T23:05:17Z I’m raging against the dying of the light in my own way by buying a convertible and planting a copper beech tree. Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m raging against the dying of the light by buying a convertible’ 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Prevailing south-westerlies had twisted the beech trees into alphabet configurations alongside the cold Beagle Channel where Yaghan people once paddled their canoes. Take the long view: Chile revisited 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Then Cluny and his soldiers almost manage to climb into the abbey by using a tall beech tree and a plank as a bridge. Redwall by Brian Jacques - review 2013-05-03T14:00:00Z A thick canopy of beech trees retained the water in the air, humidifying the organic plumes of earthy aromatics emanating from the detritus scattered across the forest floor. How to travel the world with 2 little kids: Teach them that every step counts 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z THE dark forest felt familiar enough, alternating raggedy oaks and silver beech trees in the dense array found throughout Central Europe. In the Czech Republic, Moravia and Its Castles 2011-09-23T18:55:00Z First there are fields, preternaturally green, and then a good Chiltern wood, with beech trees and yellow birdsnest, bluebells, celandines and a few plucky primroses. Robert Macfarlane: 'Paths are human; they are the traces of our relationships' 2012-05-26T23:05:33Z He pointed out the beech tree, which has ferociously sharp spines on its branches. At L.L. Bean’s flagship store, learn to snowshoe against the backdrop of a Maine winter 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z It was cooler on the trails, and the wind rustled the red beech trees, giving me a chill as well as flushing the rifleman birds and South Island robins into the air. New Zealand for Beginners 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z “There are some wonderful ferns that grow at the base of beech trees,” she said, pointing to the Christmas fern, evergreen but prone to lie flat after a hard freeze. Perspective | How the National Arboretum got its ferns and became a civic treasure 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z But Matheson hugged a hillside festooned in beech trees to ensure safe passage. Fly fishing in New Zealand — emphasis on the ‘fly’ 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The black oak has large, deeply lobed leaves; its companion has lovely tooth-edged leaves, more like those of its relatives the chestnut and beech trees. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The American beech tree is a beacon of bright, smooth gray column, but here, as in every urban park, each tree is marred by lovers with their knives. Spring will be here soon. Enjoy the last days of winter stillness in the garden. 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z We zigzag through a forest of burly beech trees called bunas, which yields to an open ridge cloaked in mist. The slopes, the powder and the prices make Japan a worthy ski trip 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z There is no strict definition as to what age a tree must be to be considered ancient, but a 600-year-old oak tree or 300-year-old beech tree would qualify. Capture the history of Britain's ancient trees 2011-08-01T06:00:01Z He chose copper beech trees for the entrance. Louis Kahn’s Four Freedoms Park to Open 2012-09-12T22:25:05Z On the lawn of the East Terrace, right by the mansion, sits three old tulip poplars and a beech tree. Perspective | An unsettlingly warm winter unlocks flowering treasures 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Three decades later, Sandby resorted to similar effects while painting an ancient beech tree at the edge of the river Severn. Review: Paul Sandby, Unlikely Founder of Dazzling School of European Art 2010-04-16T12:05:00Z Owl’s house was based on a centuries-old beech tree the Milnes knew well in the Five Hundred Acre Wood. The real forest that inspired the stories of Winnie-the-Pooh 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Wright’s amble began when she was commissioned, years ago, to write an essay on a single beech tree. A Poet and Essayist Meditates on the Deep Roots Binding Humans and Trees 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z There were some lovely shots of the two musicians performing on the train, as beech trees rushed past outside the windows. Another view on Douglas Gordon's k.364 2011-03-13T22:30:01Z And as we pedaled through cool copses of beech trees, slugs that had been using the rails to shortcut across the forest floor met their squidgy end. Lund, Sweden: Viking roots, off the beaten track 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z There are plenty of signposted paths for cyclists and horseriders, but being on foot will best allow you to explore meandering trails under 200-year-old beech trees. 10 top tips from our Brussels correspondent 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z We stopped at the base of a young beech tree to study a near vertical area about the size of a square yard, and started to count the members of this self-planted garden. What you can learn from a walk through the woods 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z A young mother and her child was pinned by a beech tree at the zoo two years ago. Fine for TV presenter's company 2012-11-22T19:33:21Z Near my new home, I found a beautiful, wild cemetery containing ancient ruins, where a majestic beech tree shines batter-yellow in the autumn sun. Ecological grief: I mourn the loss of nature – it saved me from addiction 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The beech trees, which form an arch over a road, have become one of the most photographed spots in Northern Ireland. Splinter Is Coming for These ‘Game of Thrones’ Trees 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The Dark Hedges, a tunnel of beech trees near Armoy, County Antrim, became a popular tourist attraction after featuring in the series. Game of Thrones: Number of Dark Hedges trees may face the axe 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z VERNON, Vt. — A disease that harms beech trees, caused by an invasive worm, has been confirmed for the first time in Vermont, officials said. Invasive worm causes disease in Vermont beech trees 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z In the shade of a beech tree, she doused her body with gasoline and set herself alight. In Romania, the Traumas of a Bloody Revolution Still Cast a Long Shadow 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Edible plants included nuts from oak, chestnut, and beech trees. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For years, the annual show of an endless carpet of bluebells spreading under the fresh foliage of the beech trees was largely a local treat for the few in the know. Keukenhof, Halle: Flower power draws crowds to Low Countries 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Johan Lundbye, a nationalistic landscape painter, drew himself sitting under a beech tree — itself a national symbol of Denmark — with his head in his hands, in utter despair. Review | Scarred by defeat, they gave birth to a golden age of Danish art 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In experiments, researchers found that ticks avoid the tar of beech trees, which bears seem to have an affinity toward. A New Approach to Funding for the Arts 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The back of the house is lined with beech trees. English Tudor in Wesley Heights is on the market for $3.5 million 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The thick tar of beech trees sticks to fur and skin the longest, and it is water-resistant, making it a strong contender for an effective tick repellent. Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z What’s less clear is why the yeast been so difficult to find in the wild beyond South America, where it grows plentifully in association with beech trees and is thought to be a native species. Before Beer Became Lager, a Microbe Made a Mysterious Journey 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The Villarrica foothills, for example, are dominated by a mix of Araucaria and southern beech trees, whose roots could host unique assemblages of mycorrhizal fungi. ‘Myconauts’ aim to reveal the often hidden soil fungi that shape ecosystems 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z While out walking with him, Webb’s wife suggested he look through his camera lens at a funny white patch on a beech tree. See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The Dark Hedges, a tunnel of beech trees on the Bregagh Road near Armoy, became a popular tourist attraction after featuring in the series. Storm Arwen: Dark Hedges trees brought down by strong winds 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z For years, biologists have observed that brown and black bears have an affinity for certain types of trees — especially beech trees. Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The tunnel of beech trees on Bregagh Road has become an international tourist attraction since featuring in the TV series Game of Thrones. Storm Arwen: Power cuts and trees down across Northern Ireland 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z He works in New Zealand, where southern beech trees turn hillsides red with blossoms during masting events and produce a bounty of nuts. Why are trees dropping so many nuts? Climate may drive erratic ‘masting’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The disease is “attacking the life cycle of beech trees in both directions,” Hausman says. Beech leaf disease is ravaging North American trees 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Towering oak, maple and beech trees shade streets named after American poets — Poe, Thoreau, Alcott — adding to the charm. Tudors, tall trees and an echo of Old England near downtown Bethesda 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z People travel from all over the United States to experience what I do every day on my morning run: the mist rising off the water, the towering beech trees, the rolling hills. Opinion | I’m a woman who runs on rural roads. The fear is always there. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Speaking to the BBC from high in the branches of a beech tree, she said she was "here to fight for the woodland - I'm making a stand". HS2: Arrests as 'Roald Dahl wood' felling starts 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Michigan is home to about 32 million American beech trees. Michigan adds Beech leaf disease to invasive species list 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z A lone boy, whose name you don’t know, is so full of nothing-to-do that he bounces a basketball off a beech tree. Perspective | Watching kids play in the neighborhood buoys spirits the way sports once did 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Their property, down an easily missed fork lined with loosely pruned box hedges and beech trees, is majestic though understated. The Tulip Revivalist 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The collection, which ranges in price from $32 to $54, incorporates four-way stretch, hidden seams, and gentle fabrics like imported modal, which don’t rub against scars and are made from beech trees. Breast cancer survivors create own products to help others 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z I had to gather flat stones and sticks and bits of branches, and arrange them around a beech tree I had chosen as the central feature of my location. Splendid isolation: how I stopped time by sitting in a forest for 24 hours 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Carta and others are investigating whether the nematode is being moved across the landscape by mites found on infected beech trees, or by birds. A mysterious disease is striking American beech trees 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Inadequate steps had also been taken to investigate a beech tree that fell into Arrowe Park Road in January 2015, and rectify mistakes that had been made, the inquest heard. Falling branch killed pregnant driver's baby 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “It’s a beech tree. It needs room to grow. But I don’t want to block the view. What do you think?” Olga Tokarczuk’s Novels Against Nationalism 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z In “The Rumor,” from 2009, a poem about a “big cat,” probably a mountain lion, in the nearby countryside, he describes the remnants of a deer’s corpse at the base of a beech tree: Poetry That Bears Witness to a Changing Natural World 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z A mysterious disease that is killing beech trees is spreading across parts of the United States. Mystery disease killing beech trees 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Forest Service researchers announced they had found an undescribed beetle on stressed European beech trees in a New York City cemetery. A mysterious disease is striking American beech trees 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The Dark Hedges are a tunnel of beech trees on the Bregagh Road near Armoy that have become an an international tourist attraction since featuring in the hit series. Dark Hedges tree falls in high winds 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources says beech leaf disease affects American and possibly non-native beech trees. State urges residents to report signs of beech tree disease 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Research is now underway to determine whether it is the same species recently found on beech trees in Japan. An arboreal murder mystery: What is killing beech trees? 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z In the UK, beech trees are widespread and are the main species in many woodlands. Mystery disease killing beech trees 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The wood was salvaged from a European copper beech tree that was brought to America in 1820 to honor the bicentennial of the pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock. The Return of the Lady of Lake Ronkonkoma 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z They are coming to the end of their life, normally beech trees survive around 250 years, they are probably now 240 years old. Dark Hedges tree falls in high winds 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Landowners in northeast Ohio are urged to report any signs of the disease and avoid moving beech trees or tree parts to prevent its spread. State urges residents to report signs of beech tree disease 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z She’s especially concerned that the landscaping industry could inadvertently spread the disease; already, a shipment of infected beech trees from Ohio has shown up at a nursery in Ontario. An arboreal murder mystery: What is killing beech trees? 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Several species of beech trees are known to be vulnerable to this mysterious killer. Mystery disease killing beech trees 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z At the crest of the Down, a huge beech tree once stood, but it was destroyed by a storm over 15 years ago. On the Unsettling Allure of ‘Watership Down’ 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Many brands use a smooth poly, but Hanes won me over by blending cotton with modal, a fiber made from beech trees, that has a supple, dare I say silky, feel. We Tested—and Ranked—45 Men’s Underwear Brands 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The fungi found in coprolites are essential to the survival of beeches, and Cooper thinks moas played an important role in helping beech trees expand across New Zealand. Fossil poop reveals critical role of giant birds in New Zealand’s ecosystem 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The hemlocks grow only in a few patches on the cone’s north slope, amid dense, humid forests of pine, maple, and beech trees. First New Species of Temperate Conifer Tree Discovered in More Than a Decade 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z When my younger sister died, we planted a purple beech tree in our front yard. The Jewish Arbor Day 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z At close to seven feet tall, Harraway looks like Gandalf the wizard, and in the evenings moves silently through the beech trees with a staff, explaining the local flora and fauna to visitors. Milford Track: 'World's finest walk' in danger of becoming just another bucket list tick 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Marienville planning team leader Kevin Treese said damage is occurring to black cherry, white ash, oak and beech trees in the state’s only national forest due to multiple pests, some native and some invasive species. Pests causing more damage than expected to Allegheny forest 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z One such project, the Murray Star Maze at Scone Palace in Scotland, is made of beech trees which took seven years to grow into hedges of sufficient height. Taking his own path: The world's leading maze designer - BBC News 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z There were originally about 150 of the beech trees, which were planted more than 200 years ago by the Stuart family along the entrance to their Gracehill House mansion. Dark Hedges suffer Easter crowds, cars and coaches - BBC News 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z One group jogged off into a thicket of beech trees while another watched an instructor demonstrate, with a 6-inch hunting knife, the proper technique for stabbing an assailant in the chest and throat. Vigilantes prowl Europe's border with a target: Muslim migrants 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Sandwich on Cape Cod is a highlighted fall destination for Massachusetts, including the beech tree groves of Lowell Holly and the boardwalk. Enjoying autumn in New England: Drives, events, adventures 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Other trees tested, including European sycamores, European beech trees, and pedunculate oaks, burst about seven and a half days earlier in brighter conditions. Too Much Light at Night Causes Spring to Come Early At West 110th Street, the wind tumbles into Central Park and then, skimming over oak and beech trees, it picks up speed while some of the great gyres it conveys spin down and vanish. New York Above 800 Feet 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The famed "Dark Hedges," a path lined with beech trees that's used as the Kings Road, is only 20 minutes away. How to Visit 'Game of Thrones' Filming Locations on a Budget 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The line of beech trees were planted in the eighteenth century and are a popular tourist attraction. Game of Throne trees: Dark Hedges damaged by strong winds caused by Storm Gertrude - BBC News 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Another guy was partial to the red cores of beech trees. Fire Starter 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The agreement also provided for the mature beech trees to be felled gradually over a five year period. SNH accused of 'vandalism' on Inchtavannach Island - BBC News 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Others were turned upside down and set alongside weeping European beech trees to create the “enchanted forest.” Hundreds attend Maggie Daley Park ribbon-cutting 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Others were turned upside down and set alongside weeping European beech trees to create the "enchanted forest." After 2 years of construction, Maggie Daley Park opens 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Shortly before the meeting, Salveson says to me: “Is it beech trees that kill anything nearby? Leeds is like a beech tree.” After Scotland, Yorkshire Fights for Its Independence Norway spruce trees are growing a healthy 32 percent faster since 1960, while European beech trees are growing an astounding 77 percent faster since 1970. Global Warming Is Benefiting Trees, Forests 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z On the other, the doorway - wooden, heavy and almost a foot thick - is aligned with the trunk of a huge copper beech tree. Stirling Prize: Bishop Edward King Chapel 2013-09-16T07:10:45Z Darwin himself noted they made up a substantial portion of the diet of the natives of Terra del Fuego and grew “in vast numbers on the beech trees”. Darwin's Neon Golf Balls 2013-01-15T18:45:06.010Z At Toys Hill, the highest point in Kent, about 98% of the woodland - including many veteran beech trees that had adorned the hillside for centuries - was lost. Great Storm: The healing power of nature 2012-10-15T03:05:37Z Modeled on beech tree roots, the bronze work evokes two central themes in Ms. Bhuta’s art: spatial exploration and the idea of transience. India Ink: New Indian Art Star Evokes Space With Sculptures 2012-10-11T11:36:16Z A team of European forestry scientists analyzed growth rates of Norway spruce and European beech trees – the dominant tree species in Central Europe – since 1870. Global Warming Is Benefiting Trees, Forests 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The lowland coastal region sported palm trees, while slightly inland, hills were populated with beech trees and conifers. Palm trees 'grew on Antarctica' 2012-08-01T20:04:49Z That would include everything from the mix of fish in a lake to the bacteria, fungi and insects that coexist in rainwater that pools in the roots at the base of a beech tree. Side Effects: Microscopic Neighbors, Evolving Together 2012-05-18T21:50:03Z Aloud she said— "There's a place under beech trees—a sort of chalk plateau—I used to have picnics there with my brothers when I was a little girl—" "Shall we go there?" he asked. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z But beyond these the sward, faintly lined at first with ruts, stretched away into forest glades, bordered here by giant oaks brown in bud, there by the yellowish-green of beech trees. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The year was nearly spent, but that autumn was fine, and the sunlight which lay on the smooth turf blended with the russet splendour of the beech trees that rise beyond. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Seated on a great beech tree, partially uprooted by the undermining of the stream and now lying across it, the two ate their lunch. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z I relieved him of his whip and sat tight, until we reached a big beech tree, with a sort of mound round its roots. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z As he spoke it came into view; rounding the curve of a small coppice of beech trees, it rolled rapidly down a declivity, and ascended towards them as rapidly. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Besides, they said, the privately owned backcountry is hardly pristine, with logging roads and hunting cabins among stands of sugar maple, yellow birch and beech trees that have been harvested for decades. In Struggling Tupper Lake, Resort Project Creates Rift 2012-02-09T01:45:49Z Autumn had turned the leaves dull gold and flame, mellow brown and deepest red, with flaming orange intermingled, and touches of copper here and there where some beech tree stood. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z It was a big, square Georgian house with rows of high, flat windows; a large garden of lawns and flowers and beech trees surrounded it; and the whole property was enclosed in high red-brick walls. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z The approach from the post road was by a carriage drive next to the Rotunda, between two beech trees, from which hung suspended a sign with the Wentworth Arms. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The Way is clearly seen above, coming from Box Hill as a hollow road, crossing the bridge and going in the direction of Gatton Park, through a wood of beech trees. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z It grows dark—your voice and form no more His senses seek; he now no longer sees A white robe fluttering under dark beech trees Along the pathway where it gleamed before. Poems 2012-01-19T03:00:23.447Z It was, he saw, a beech tree that dwarfed the surrounding forest by its grandeur. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z It is yourself, of course, for without knowing it you have come nearer to his low nest in the beech tree than he thinks quite safe. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The beech trees rustle and in the long dry grass the wind sighs continually. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Doris watched him, leaning her right shoulder against the beech tree, her hands behind her back. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Once in the early spring in the very early morning, I saw a vixen playing with her cubs in the open space below a beech tree. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z One day his path led through a thick forest of beech trees. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Isolated beech trees growing by the roadsides in parks and fields are occasionally attacked by a large grayish, long-horn beetle, the Goes pulverulenta. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z The sight of him, as, without the least warning he rose at her--like some spectre of a nightmare--from under the beech tree, seems to have bereft her for a moment of her senses. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z A genus near of kin includes the beech trees of the Southern Hemisphere, twelve species in all. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Near the top of the mountain were three lofty beech trees, growing on the very verge of the precipice. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z One beautiful autumn day, towards sunset, the last flourishes of a trumpet calling the huntsmen together, resounded through a forest of beech trees. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z There are also two or three borers of the Buprestis family of beetles which occasionally attack beech trees. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z She suddenly moved forward under the shadow of the beech tree, and bent down to look. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z It is unreasonable to think that any but the blind could live where beech trees grow and not know these trees at a glance. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Ashridge Park, which contains some very fine oak and beech trees, is pleasingly varied with hill and dale. 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 Beautiful avenues of linden trees, enormous beech trees and oaks, a great number of statues, and a lake, made that spot one of the most charming round Dresden. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z Old memories awaken, Sophia's features are so familiar, and memory brings back long avenues of beech trees, the scene of so many promenades and tender caresses. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z If there was time it might even be buried at the foot of the beech tree under which it had been lying, and all traces of the grave be hidden. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z And beech trees in their infancy do well under the shade of other trees. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Marise looked out frowningly at a great beech tree bursting into life in the garden across the street. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z While her sheep were pasturing Jeannette sat down near the Fountain of the Fairies, shaded by the centennarian beech tree; and mechanically she plied her distaff. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Nick, his shoulder against a beech tree, stood firing with great deliberation at something I could not see. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z In one part there's a big beech tree. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z It certainly is no difficult operation for even a girl to get out on to the arm of a beech tree. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Wantele walked a certain distance down the broad carriage way, then he cut sharply to the left, among the brambles and underwood, under high beech trees. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z As they explain in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the newly described species, named Saccharomyces eubayanus, lives in galls that infect beech trees there. Brewing: Heady discoveries 2011-08-24T18:32:42Z The Indians believed that the beech tree was lightning-proof, and many farmers seem to favor this belief. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z So she returned along the footpath towards the beech tree. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Papa, papa, don’t; I would rather live in the beech tree in the forest than in a palace. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Only an occasional robin sang a bar or two of his roundelay, or a chiff-chaff, who had forgotten the rhythm of his call, cried 'chaff-chaff' in the beech trees. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The woodpecker might be heard now and then tapping in the great beech trees, and a brown rabbit would start out from among the fern. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z In appearance it is very like our native beech tree, having remarkably white wood. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z While the vicar preached her thoughts kept wandering to the mossy nook beneath the beech tree. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z The ice formed upon the branches of the beech trees in winter proves that water is often present in the atmosphere in large quantities; all it requires is something to precipitate it. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z In front of the beech tree the trees grew more sparsely, and the ground was encumbered with a low growth of fern and bramble. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Agnes stole out from among the fern and beech trees, and stood beside the great decaying oak trunk, leaning lightly against it. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z A group of beech trees with their light grey bark loomed up ghostlike before the door. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z Well under the shadow of the beech tree, where the moonlight scarcely reached? almost in the darkness, so that at a first glance it was difficult to see? Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Every morning, from the beech trees where they have slept, safe at that elevation from all the dangers of the night, there set out these two vast expeditionary corps. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z A lane branched off to the right, running under a double row of beech trees to a large dwelling standing in the midst of a clover field not more than half a mile distant. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z The beech trees already showed an orange tint in places; the maples were turning scarlet; the oaks had a trace of buff. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z "S'death! the king and all his courtiers!" exclaimed Morten, sheltering himself behind a large beech tree by the road side, while both his suspicious-looking comrades hid themselves among the thick brushwood. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z The gentleman, who stood with his back against a huge beech tree, took his pipe from between his lips, and smiled. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z It stood on the Brae at the foot of the hills, and was shielded on the east and west by large beech trees. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Fayal, i.e. “the beech wood,” was so called from the former abundance of the Myrica faya, which its discoverers mistook for beech trees. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Then she stopped and looked along the path, while the nurse hid behind the trunk of a beech tree at a short distance. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The halfway seat under a large beech tree. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z You were under the beech tree--our beech tree. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z I have never seen such beech trees; why, in the East a beech is not such a wonderful tree! Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z A squirrel came down to the lowest limbs of a beech tree hard by and barked at him, but he did not notice it. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z The beech trees were covered with foliage, the air was soft and warm, and there was a delicate odour at times of the hawthorn blossom borne upon the gentle breeze. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z It was a broad, arched casement, partly veiled with ivy hanging down from above, and facing a magnificent avenue of beech trees that stretched far on into the park. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z Puzzled by its behaviour, curious as to how it had found the hat, he followed to where the dead man lay beneath the beech tree. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z There stood three transplanted beech trees, and they throve well. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Just as they were about to step out from under the arch of the beech trees on to the high road, he again took her in his arms. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z So quietly, so heedlessly, taking no heed of the figure, the shadow that stole onward in the dark beneath the beech trees—stole forward from trunk to trunk, from bunch of fern to hawthorn bush. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The same day, a little before nightfall, Baron Vigneau strode across the greensward to the spot where his own followers were bivouacking beneath some huge beech trees. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z A forest of beech trees overshadowed the group, while the ridges around were covered with a thick growth of ilex and pine. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The graceful beech trees far away, with their undergrowth of bracken and foxgloves gleaming in the sun, recalled to her that Gaston was waiting in their midst for her message to Le Monarque. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Every word of that restrained, not very natural, conversation held just now under the beech trees re-echoed in her ears. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Came also Unk-Wunk, the Porcupine, rattling his slow way up a beech tree from whose top he could see all that was going on. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z I overtook him where he was stopping here, under the old beech tree.” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z When they reached a stile, overshadowed by the grateful coolness of a huge beech tree in the corner of a lately mown field, she sat down and begged for a few minutes' rest. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z If you have not forgotten your promises made to me at Cluny—in the shadow of those beech trees, do you remember? Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The others were not less determined, and, unhappily, they had now found a rope, and carried it triumphantly to the beech tree I have named. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z In the bronze age there were no beech trees, but oaks. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Swiftly Gramps approached the place where the buck had been pawing, for the giant beech trees were widely separated and there was no brush to obscure the view. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z I believe that is the Charybdis on which one runs when one steers clear of the Scylla of religious folly.——Let's sit down under this beech tree. The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z Lord Innistenne, strolling across the gardens, saw the two under the big beech tree—saw Esm� reading alone on the veranda. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z To make matters worse, my own horse stumbled heavily over the solid roots of a magnificent beech tree, and anon I found myself on the ground, with a couple of Russians atop of me. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The name of the house is Beechwood, from the numerous clean, bold, magnificent beech trees that adorn its grounds, and give character to the neighbourhood generally. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z They came to a grove of gray-trunked beech trees so massive that they seemed impregnable to the wind and storm. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z But the squirrel was not to be caught, and he chirped merrily as he scampered up a beech tree. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The red prince lifted His burning plume triumphantly Into the sunlight, And shot a contemptuous glance Toward the old beech tree. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z Without a word said, and acting upon a common impulse, the assassins—for such I must now call them—led Petrovka towards a beech tree by the roadside, and clamoured loudly for a rope. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Withered ferns covered the light green moss with their ragged red fronds and tired leaves came fluttering down out of the beech trees. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The forest, too, those acres of beech trees stretching out from Marazion and surrounding St. Michael's Mount, that "hoar rock in a wood," what had become of them? Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z It was the first word spoken between them since, several minutes ago, minutes which had weighed like lead upon Bertram, they had left the bench under the beech tree. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z She lifted her crested head And looked toward the old beech tree Where her blue-jay lover now sat In melancholy gloom. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z The gray bark of a beech tree reminds people of elephant legs. 2010-01-19T05:00:00Z We cut a beech tree that was about fourteen inches through, that stood back in thick undergrowth some rods from the bait pen. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The children had a den or house in the branches of a large copper beech tree overhanging the river. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History He was sitting at the foot of a spreading beech tree. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z One day I and a young friend, chum and class-mate, a son of a Baptist preacher, were studying our lessons under a large beech tree in the college campus. Autobiography of Z. S. Hastings A ploughman going to his work, along under the stone wall of Siddermorton Park, saw the Strange Bird flash over him for a moment and vanish among the hazy interstices of the beech trees. The Wonderful Visit The beech trees, motionless round the lake, here keep up a ceaseless rustle. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Its ancient gables were shaded by luxuriant elms and beech trees. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I The most obvious connexion of this is with the old English b�c, a beech tree, and though this is not free from philological difficulties, no probable alternative has been suggested. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "Ah! so you were lying under the shade of a beech tree?" Marguerite de Valois Sunbespattered ferns, spreading beech trees, the Vicar and the gun are acceptable enough. The Wonderful Visit The reflections of the beech trees I was sitting under lay black along the water. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Once upon a time, as a magnate of the city of Haarlem was walking in a wood near the city, he idly cut some letters on the bark of a beech tree. The Story of Books Nort was sitting under a beech tree, looking out upon the cold river. Hempfield A Novel We marched along through the mud and rain, part of the roads exceedingly bad, being a low marshy ground covered with water for miles, timbered with large beech trees and green holly. An Artilleryman's Diary A half dozen of beech trees framed the picture. The Wonderful Visit I seated myself on a large log of wood, lying on the ground, close to the very beech tree where the hatter met Joseph. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. When they reached the brow of the hill near the old beech tree, the father ordered his son to shout his loudest mountain call. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Here there were beech trees with spaces around them, and the ground was softly clad in new green bracken and carpeted with leaves. Hempfield A Novel Presently little starry white blossoms covered the ground under the beech trees. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales He made his men place him on his saddle at the foot of a large beech tree, against the trunk of which he leaned, continuing to give his orders. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools I went through that very forest, and the hatter met the boy at the large beech tree, which I also passed. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. Heated and half-dead through fear and fatigue, she leant against a beech tree. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Fergus laid his coat and hat at the trunk of a beech tree and began slowly to roll up his sleeves. Hempfield A Novel "High up in the mountain," Marushka answered, "under the beech trees." The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales His horns raked white gashes in the beech tree forming one corner. Thy Rocks and Rills She seated herself in a secluded place beneath a beech tree, whose fresh new garments were fluttering in the soft and tender breeze of Spring. With Ring of Shield Peacefully among high beech trees lay the silent hill, the valley of the Neckar which wound its silvery way between the blue mountains could be seen to a great distance. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle The sun had drawn a veil of cloud across his face and the wind moaned in the gaunt branches of the beech trees that fringed the lane. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks In despair he tossed it aside and sat down under a beech tree. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales The storm took a limb of your beech tree! Thy Rocks and Rills We had not advanced far down the pillared avenue of the beech trees, when suddenly we came in sight of Maisie Lennox. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway When she reached the saddle between the Heiligenberg and the so-called Dachsbau and rested near an old beech tree, she noticed that the sun had set. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle There was a road on the other side of the fence, and beyond it a grove of large beech trees extending to the bank of the river. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures After that she hurried out to Raduz, whom she found sitting under the beech tree with his face in his hands. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales Once when I awoke in the night the beech trees were cracking like rifle-shots from the intense frost. Our Southern Highlanders The cones situated in the higher parts of the forest zone are chiefly clothed with lofty pines; while those at a lower elevation are adorned with chestnuts, oaks, and beech trees. Volcanoes: Past and Present A big beech tree cropped out of the bank not far away, and under this tree she descried a figure lying. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club The carriage had drawn up in the shade of some overhanging beech trees whilst they were speaking. Under False Pretences A Novel At last all worn out he threw himself down in the shade of a beech tree to rest. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales Teeny-bits stepped behind one of the beech trees that grew close to the building. The Mark of the Knife He led the way to some beech trees that lined a secluded lane, and settled himself comfortably in the top branches of the largest, while the governess soon found a resting-place beside him. Jimbo A Fantasy Even Mrs. Havel left her seat and stepped out of the shade of the beech tree to scan the water under her hand. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club But close at hand, a shady path, Beneath some beech trees wound, And there. that sultry summer day, A pleasant seat I found. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 But instead of cutting her firewood, he hung his mallet on a beech tree and whenever the wind blew, the mallet made a knocking sound. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales On each side of the lake were very large beech trees, with juniper bushes underneath; and the effect was, as the Pastor had said, idyllic. A Danish Parsonage She stood under the shade of a great overhanging beech tree, and waited until he appeared. Daddy's Girl They have been swept from human existence, like the leaves of the old limes and beech trees, by which the lower part of the building was surrounded. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The beech trees here had low and spreading branches which framed now and again exquisite glimpses of the river far below and the wooded hills beyond it. Robinetta They had risen as by an instinct, and were facing one another where the light of the setting sun fell softly upon them through the fretted greenery of the beech tree. Graham of Claverhouse The configuration of the land is adapted to form a shelter to the beech trees, while the little lake is just in the right place to produce a pretty effect. A Danish Parsonage Screams of laughter followed her valiant efforts to ascend the leafy heights of certain beech trees which grew not far from the house. Daddy's Girl Beyond the village the road to the park-gates passes through meadow-land, and is bordered by beautiful beech trees arranged in clusters of about a dozen trees in each, producing an unusual but most happy effect. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel And there is a greenish gray glitter on the water—and in the morning the shadow from the beech tree falls across it.... The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays There was a bench under the beech tree shade. The Prisoner I shall not, for instance, begin to cut down the beech trees, or drain the lake, although in an economical sense both would pay to do. A Danish Parsonage They were to start about six o’clock, would ride under the shade of some spreading beech trees, and come back in the cool of the evening. Daddy's Girl When the whites again returned to their clearings, a new fort was erected, locally called Beech Fort, “because built entirely of beech logs––beech trees standing very thick in this locality.” Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Specimens were found on Cemetery Hill under beech trees, and identified by Dr. Herbst. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth He is lying under a beech tree, if he has not moved,––and I should have heard him if he had. The Road to Frontenac The lake could be drained to a good meadow; draining at the same time the meadows adjoining, while the beech trees could be sold, and the land they occupy turned into tillage. A Danish Parsonage It was by the side of a beech tree. The Cabin on the Prairie Two buffaloes, killed just above the spring, were also eaten while the army continued here; and their hides were hung upon a beech tree. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State This is a small plant, growing in groups, frequently in rows, under beech trees. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth “It stood over there, in the bare spot near the beech tree.” The Road to Frontenac Its special beauty is the idyllic landscape of beech trees, a lake, and a valley where they grow such roses as will resist our Danish climate. A Danish Parsonage Before a crossroad leading into a grove of beech trees, a man sat on his horse with a rifle across his saddle. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories The master watched them from the open window until they vanished behind a ridge of beech trees that cut his vision from the concession. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West I have found the plants frequently about Chillicothe on damp, moss-covered logs and sometimes at the base of beech trees, when covered with moss. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth This pool broadened out in its widest part to a width of several rods, bordered by thick alders, swampy land in places, and in part by a grove of beech trees. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill The beech trees were of great age, and the rising ground on each side had protected them from the prevailing winds. A Danish Parsonage The horses traveled without a sound until we began to enter a grove of ancient beech trees; then the dead leaves cracked and rustled. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories As examples in northern Europe may be cited a meadow with its grasses and perennial herbs, or a beech forest with its beech trees and all the species usually accompanying these. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Found in woods or open woods, especially where it is damp, and under beech trees, as well as oak. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth “I wish I had time to stop here longer,” she sighed, putting down her basket and patting a great beech tree. The Comings of Cousin Ann All I found was what will perhaps some day grow into another lion—a beech tree and a holly apparently growing from the same root. Highways and Byways in Surrey And finally, through the gray boles of the beech trees in the lowland, I saw two men at work digging a pit. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories At last he took refuge in the deep, dark hollow of an old beech tree, which offered shelter, concealment—perhaps even safety, but who could tell? The Wind in the Willows I found some very fine specimens under beech trees on Cemetery Hill. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Thousands of spectators crowd around the scene, music enlivens the festival, and the enormous disk of the Dutch sun at sunset sends its dazzling salutation through the gigantic beech trees. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) With his back to a beech tree, Lyveden thought upon these things. Anthony Lyveden The beech trees had been deadened by some settler who had chopped a ring around them, and they stood gaunt with a few tattered leaves, letting the weird twilight in. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories The four beech trees had disappeared as completely as though they never were. In Her Own Right All were found under beech trees within a very small radius. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth In front, the Meuse is crowded by numbers of boats and barges, while its opposite bank is covered with a forest of beech trees, windmills, and workshop chimneys. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Our snow man was at the bottom of the hill and not very far from us was a beech tree. Shenanigans at Sugar Creek The beech tree is frequently found in company. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West So they marched through beech trees, with the gorge deepening until the river flowed, a frothing rapid, five hundred feet below them. Tales of Space and Time Its favorite habitat is under beech trees in the open. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth It is composed of alders, oaks, and the largest beech trees to be found in Europe. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) I looked at the tree Little Jim was looking at, and it was the first time I'd noticed that the beech tree still had nearly every one of its leaves on it. Shenanigans at Sugar Creek Yes, the latches too, and the young growth of beech trees. The Old Helmet, Volume I I went ashore, and down the river for a short distance to a spring I knew of, that bubbled from the ground near the foot of a big beech tree. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 This plant is found in open woods where there are beech trees. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth "Beautiful are the beech groves in Denmark," it is said; but still more beautiful did the beech trees in the meadows near Wartburg seem to Anthon. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Suppose the weather-beaten board nailed to the old beech tree warning us in faded lettering as we pass beneath it of the penalties awaiting trespassers were to be superseded by a notice headed "Verboten!" New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 It stood on a knoll, surrounded by beech trees and lofty elms, from among which its decent whitewashed walls shone modestly forth, as the only bright object among so much sombre gloom and shade. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad By the way, that spring and that beech tree are there yet, or were in October, 1914, when I visited the Shiloh battlefield. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 The plant represented in Figure 307 grew under the beech trees on Cemetery Hill. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Then there was the view from the gate, through a frame of beech trees out towards the sea. Antony Gray,—Gardener For the novelty of it the boys camped out the first night, beneath a clump of beech trees, and no two young men ever more fully enjoyed a campfire’s cheerful blaze. Far Past the Frontier Is not something visible behind the broad smooth bole of yonder beech tree? Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Slowly, stealthily he went—near, nearer, and yet nearer the root of the beech tree with every movement of his lithe, wriggling body. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls This plant seems to delight in damp pine woods, but I have found it only occasionally about Chillicothe, under beech trees. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth It was an unusual wood, a strange wood, a wood of holly trees, with a scattered sprinkling of beech trees. Antony Gray,—Gardener Would gray beech trees in the winter find a voice? Chimney-Pot Papers All the country for miles round belonged to the old king and queen; and their beautiful palace was hard by the village, in a stately grove of elms and beech trees. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls We were upon a south hillside, under a large beech tree, and the ground was thawed on top and frozen beneath. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings I find it under beech trees in the woods, September to November. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth I left the window on the latch, and I can climb up the beech tree quite well. Girls of the Forest Unless they try to climb up that hollow beech tree.” Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands Instead of being surrounded by giant beech trees, a new grove of young beeches was here growing up to take the places of older trees that had died or been cut down. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest “Right up among the mountains; those from under the beech trees are not bad.” Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen Flora M. V. This plant is quite frequently found in our woods growing on the bark at the base of living beech trees. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth They had sloping roofs, and would have been much too hot in summer but for the presence of a big beech tree, which grew to within a few feet of the windows. Girls of the Forest Ruth and Chessleigh stood first in one place, then in another, in that circle about the big beech tree. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands Please don’t laugh; I think an American folk dance might be like these young beech trees. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest It was grassy and shady, with large oak and beech trees. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand I found a number of plants on Cemetery Hill, where some shale had been dumped under a large beech tree. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth And then he caught again that glimmer of white by the foot of a huge beech tree. Stubble Next day, while they were at dinner, they heard under the beech trees the beating of a drum. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life In the forests the beech trees showed bronze leaves amid the midsummer foliage, the sumach and the woodbine were flaunting the scarlet signals of autumn. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest He was a man of great courage and many resources, but as he sat under the beech tree he could think of nothing to do. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand Grew from a small opening in a living beech tree. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth The afternoon sun used to shine through the branches of some great beech trees, and the dense undergrowth around screened him from the observation of any chance passer by walking along the path behind. Mufti And he dashed past the beech trees, shaking his walking-stick as he went. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life She did not wish to be discovered seated under a beech tree conversing with Lance McClain, whose presence at their camp was neither invited nor desired. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest "In Kentucky there would be twice as much of everything, and, besides the elms, there would be beech trees and maples with a good sprinkling of walnut and locust." Molly Brown's Senior Days A very large plant grows every year on a living beech tree on Cemetery Hill. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth But he forgot all his worries as he scampered through the Garden of Spices to the beech tree. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 They came back by the hollow path under an avenue of beech trees. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life She had learned that the beech tree is singularly arrogant and permits few other trees to grow inside its woods. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest Down the hill, a little way from Farmer Green's house, a great beech tree stood beside the road. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales This species is very plentiful in our woods, among the leaves under beech trees. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Prone on the grass under the beech tree, white and cold and still, lay his Miss Avery—dead, stone dead! Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 At another time, on a dark night, the patrol halting under the beech trees, heard some one close at hand. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life She was seated in an open place in the woods not far from their dancing ground within the circle of giant beech trees. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest And somehow they got the notion that the beech tree belonged to them—and to nobody else. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales A good many beech trees with some vines as thick as my leg climbing to the top. A Journey to America in 1834 They had glorious afternoon teas under the beech tree. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Shognaw had climbed a large beech tree that stood within a few feet of the one in which I had taken shelter. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West The major took out his snuff-box, took a pinch, and blew his nose, turning towards a copse of beech trees. Japhet in Search of a Father "I wonder—" said Grunty Pig aloud—"I wonder why nobody ever told me about this beech tree." The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales But Caroline did not hear her, and the two walked on silently, side by side, under the shadow of the large beech trees which formed an avenue beside the pavement. The Privet Hedge Under a huge spreading beech tree in the centre of it was a little tea table; sitting by the table reading was a lady in a black dress. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 It was extremely pleasant out under the beech trees. Judy of York Hill The noise of the wild turkey, the croaking of the raven, or the woodpecker tapping the hollow beech tree, did not much enliven the dreary scene. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Even as he spoke a patch of blue flashed in the top of the beech tree. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales This was the letter that Janetta read under the beech trees; and as she read it tears gathered in her eyes and fell upon the pages. A True Friend A Novel The gentle hillside above was clothed by plantations, and a grove of ancient beech trees, whose pale, smooth boles stood out from among undergrowth of lustrous hollies and the warm russet of fallen leaves. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance On the way back to the beech tree and the story-book, she consulted her time-table to make sure of the time of the gymnasium class. Judy of York Hill Rank on rank they stood in infinite perspective; and sometimes an aged beech tree generalled their march and sometimes a magnificent oak spread out his venerable arms with a gesture of 160command. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp He would have wandered on, but for a fresh breeze that had begun to whip the branches of the beech tree. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales Where would be a good place?I do not mean, for the beech tree. The Gold of Chickaree Across the paddock, just within the circuit of the far railings, a grove of large beech trees broke the expanse of living green. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It is a new town cut out of the woods, and even yet many of the streets are diversified by the stumps of big beech trees. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It takes its pleasure up and down the long avenues of beech trees which lie between the Kur-Haus and the Hôtel Bellevue. A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes "To tell the truth, I am a bit out of patience with that beech tree," Grunty confessed. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales The long arms of oaks and beech trees reached across it, and young Absalom might have been ensnared by the locks at every rod therein. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Hurrying on, she paused in front of the beech tree, and the cyphers glared Upon her as if seen through a magnifying glass—they looked so large and fiery. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel I have since often remarked in England the roots of beech trees completely surrounded with masses of fungi not unlike them in appearance. A Voyage round the World A book for boys Beauty is not in vogue at Liebenstein, judging by the middle-class Kur guests who haunt the shade of the beech trees. A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes And so I rest with thee today, My old beech tree, so green and gray! Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Mrs. Lorrimer took out her knitting and sat with her back against a great beech tree, and Molly and Hester found themselves thrown together. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World She saw the beech tree shorn of its morning garland, that garland which was blooming triumphantly on her sister’s brow. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Only the beech tree cherishes A leaf or two for ruth, Their stems too tough for the tempest, Like thoughts of love and of youth. Lundy's Lane and Other Poems A clump of beech trees Steeped in silence, Whose shade and solitude Shuts me in with my dreams. A Little Window The old beech tree, so green and gray, The old-time welcome gives today, With beckoning branches reaching down To mother earth all garbed in brown. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Kitty, as good as her word, crept on to a dead branch of the forest beech tree; it was high above the ground and nearly bare of leaves. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World Bacon, it appears, is a Saxon word, meaning "of the beech tree." Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. But, upon page 140, Science Gossip, 1887, is an account of "a large, smooth, water-worn, gritty sandstone pebble" that had been found in the wood of a full-grown beech tree. The Book of the Damned On the 4th, after crossing brooks and rivulets, much swollen by a thunder-storm, and passing the hut occupied by them on the 12th February they noticed "very fine beech trees." The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot And in thy shadows deep and dark, How oft I've touched thy cool gray bark; And still I bless thee, old beech tree, For old sweet memories dear to me. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State But the nurserymen can put out beech trees grafted from trees that bear fine, valuable nuts, and give us the beech as a tree of double value. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 It was a warm deep hollow, well up from the ground in a big beech tree, its doorway opening toward the south. Followers of the Trail I’ll come out here every time I can get a chance, for the sake of dining with you under the old beech tree. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 The squirrel came from high up in the beech tree—the second fork from the top. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Fräulein, who was a romantic creature, was seated under a huge copper beech tree entertaining a Herr Professor straight from the Vaterland. Peggy Stewart at School Richard Cleave and his horse, two tired wights, turned a corner in the wood and came with suddenness upon a vedette, posted beneath a beech tree. The Long Roll The cornfield no longer held a lure for Ringtail, but the beech trees were dropping their little, three-cornered nuts and the big raccoon was still fat and happy. Followers of the Trail She felt it an honor to be chosen as a companion by a grown young lady, and Miss Alex had been very entertaining as they walked about the park under the beech trees. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story There was a great squawking and screaming and whistling as the nutting party flew into the tops of the beech trees and the nuts began rattling down upon the ground. The Tale of Jasper Jay Tuck-Me-In Tales The Norman farms scattered through the plain seemed at a distance like little doors enclosed each in a circle of thin beech trees. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories He carried a book in his hand, and sat down close by the stream, under the shade of an old beech tree. The Runaway The Adventures of Rodney Roverton Accordingly he sought out a large beech tree and, backing up to its great trunk, waited for his foe. Followers of the Trail A beech tree in my yard is called "lady-bug tree" because, year after year, these insects collect there and hold their curious conventions. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Jimmy Rabbit asked Reddy Woodpecker, as they faced each other among the beech trees. The Tale of Jasper Jay Tuck-Me-In Tales He traveled from the oaks to the beech trees, jumping from branch to branch, peeping first into this place and then into that, but every hole and hollow had a tenant. Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers I had a pretty job to find my way out, and I didn’t till I had picked out a great beech tree to sleep in to-night, and began thinking of collecting acorns for food.” The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias Scraping away the dry leaves under a beech tree, Mother Bruin disclosed a few of the little three-cornered nuts, moldy from their long contact with the earth but, nevertheless, acceptable food for a bear. Followers of the Trail It was surrounded by lofty beech trees of brilliant green foliage. The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" I saw a group of starlings in a beech tree near by, and another set were chattering on the house roof, but there was no telling if my Richard was one of them. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Oxford Terrace looked quite cheerful in comparison with the surrounding roads,—and almost countrified into the bargain, now that the beech trees were bursting into leaf. Big Game A Story for Girls Besides the beech trees you also find ash, sycamore, maples, and, in the church yards, some venerable yews. Lessons on Soil There were oak, walnut and beech trees growing in primeval beauty. Madge Morton's Secret "The bark of certain trees must be procured, so if you can find either oak, hemlock, birch or beech trees, we can probably make a tanning compound which will serve our purpose." The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island We followed slowly in the beaten path, through the dark green maples, the bright-leaved luxuriant beech trees, and the quivering aspens, whose trembling leaves seem instinct with human sensibility. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The table on which I write is under the great beech trees. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer Mr. Weston led the way to a big flat rock above the mill, and where two large beech trees cast a pleasant shade. A Little Maid of Old Maine But now Cydaria disappeared among the trunks of the beech trees. Simon Dale "Well, we can get the bark; I know where there are several oak trees, and also a number of beech trees." The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Into a hollow between two knolls wooded with beech trees, ran a shallow cove, its clear waters edged with sand of a tender, greenish gray. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories Another nut tree that we do not often think of is the beech tree. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting Downington, Pennsylvania, September 11 and 12, 1933 Time 5 hours, by a mountain road, making immense circuits round by the 35 heads of ravines among rich pastures and great chestnut and beech trees. Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads At that moment there came to meet her from behind a great beech tree a slender little lady. While Caroline Was Growing A spreading beech tree shaded their heads from the sun, which now was on the decline; and occasionally its wide branches rustled with the soft breeze that passed over them in renovating and gentle gusts. Henrietta Temple A Love Story The beech tree is predominant in the woods, in so much that William Camden, writing c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" I have never seen a beech tree that had nuts on big enough to amount to anything. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting Downington, Pennsylvania, September 11 and 12, 1933 He noticed the roses and the fresh beech trees, but the elder tree smelled stronger than all for its flowers hung round the little girl and he often leaned against them as they flew onward. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs They entered that day a forest of extraordinary grandeur, almost clear of undergrowth and with illimitable rows of mighty oak and beech trees. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky Glastonbury expressed his gratification at the suggestion, and they quitted the gallery, and entered the avenue of beech trees. Henrietta Temple A Love Story The altar was the rock ledge on the mountainside, above the spring, under the beech trees that arched their boughs into a verdant cathedral dome. Sergeant York And His People The birds sang more gaily, and out from behind a silver-trunked beech tree danced a figure in spring green. The Golden Silence Dr. Bigelow: I have had my attention called to the fact that in the West the beech trees are heavily laden with nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 Well, we're here and we're safe for the present," said Henry who never troubled himself over what was past and gone, "and I think this is a mighty fine beech tree. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky "I'm headed for the big beech tree to see if I can find a few nuts," he announced. The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse His "shooting-up" consisted of pumping lead from an old revolver he owned into the spots on beech trees as he and his friends galloped along the road. Sergeant York And His People Beginning at the top, the explorer finds the first layers to contain principally the trunks of the beech tree, along with implements and tools of wood and iron. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 I know there are many beech trees around Stamford, but I have not been able to find any nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 The beech trees, now arrayed in gaudy autumnal tints, seen through this archway have a lovely effect. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath In high spirits Dickie Deer Mouse hurried on through the woods until he came to the big beech tree. The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse Around it massive beech trees grow and their boughs arch into a dome above the rock. Sergeant York And His People Beech-nuts Small, three-cornered nuts that grow on beech trees, and that are very sweet and good. The Insect Folk They are not valuable like the ones in western New York, for instance, and I do not remember even as a boy to have known of eastern beech trees with well-filled nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 The thick shade entreated secrecy; he stood still, and saw his dryad, a green apparition, kneeling at the foot of a beech tree, and looking down. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Then he had to have a romp with a few gay fellows whom he met under the beech tree. The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse As they walked toward her home they arranged to meet the next morning at the rock under the beech trees, when she would leave to carry the cows to the pasture. Sergeant York And His People Part of his philosophy of joy was that thanks must be given—for sunsets, for dandelions, for beech trees, for home and friends. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The path wound immediately behind the beech tree that sheltered her. The Swindler and Other Stories It was dry up to the beech tree. Nature Near London Often they gave him a story book and sent him out to sit in the sweet air and sunshine at the foot of a big beech tree. At the Back of the North Wind Old Flint sat at work under a big beech tree. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone He quoted a lover of Sussex who said among the beech trees of Buckinghamshire, "This is really the most English part of England." Gilbert Keith Chesterton They were running smoothly down a long avenue of beech trees, with a glimpse of an open gateway at the end. The Swindler and Other Stories She stood still, and leant against the smooth, whitened trunk of a beech tree. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance One of them was about his nest up in the beech tree and it ran like this: What would you see if I took you up To my little nest in the air? At the Back of the North Wind Even very old beech trees have smooth bark and this, in earlier and more rustic days, was much used for the romantic carving of lovers' names, as scars still visible on such ancient trees testify. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin What did he cut on a beech tree? The Beginner's American History After eating they climbed farther up the hillside and stretched themselves out in the soft grass that lurked among boulders in the shade of a beech tree. Roads from Rome They walked home hand in hand, and when they had said good-bye under the beech trees that grew by the vicarage gate, the curate went down the street of the little town. A Dozen Ways Of Love Making a wide and sweeping circuit, she settled with him in his own little nest at the top of the big beech tree. At the Back of the North Wind We stopped before a great oak; a beech tree was behind us—she said, ‘Dig, Lionel, hereabouts.’ The World of Romance being Contributions to The Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, 1856 Dances by beech tree and fountain, They know her no longer:—apart Sitting with thought and with vision In the silent shrine of the heart. The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History They found the beech tree under which he and Anne had once sat. The Helpmate And if the umbrella doesn't turn inside out, so its ribs get all wet and sneeze the handle off, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and the beech tree. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods He looked out of the window and saw something white against his beech tree. At the Back of the North Wind Presently we wandered into that sinister corner of the Forest where the beech trees have grown so closely together that they have had perforce to lift their branches vertically. Certain Personal Matters "Stay there," quoth Aliena, "and no more words, for yonder be characters graven upon the bark of the tall beech tree." Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy They sat down, all three, under the beech tree; and Peggy took, first Majendie's hand, then Anne's hand, and held them together in her lap. The Helpmate The bear would not stop scratching my bark when I asked him to," went on the beech tree, "so I am glad you came along, and scared him. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods He went to it by going up a little rope ladder that hung from a branch of the big beech tree. At the Back of the North Wind Other indications Elizabeth's eye had caught under 'the tree,' — a single large beech tree which stood by the fence some distance off. Hills of the Shatemuc Swimming, bread and marmalade, sitting high in a beech tree in the golden eye of the morning sun—that was life. Dangerous Ages The yellowing beech trees twisted and swung their grey arms in the gale. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches "No, you don't!" cried the bear, and, reaching out his claws, he caught hold of Uncle Wiggily, who, with his umbrella, and the bread and sugar, was standing under the beech tree. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods She was sitting now under a beech tree on the headland, and when I bent before her she shook her head. Montlivet The beech trees shone golden overhead, and the robins trilled loudly from the clematis-draped hedges. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories Again he called, and again the plaintive cry responded, growing fainter as several fleeter ewes sped past him to the beech trees beside the little stream. The Voice of the People Hither and thither among the beech trees went that selection from the Master's family circle, exclusive of the furtive Nora, that had on this occasion taken the field. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Close to this stood the beech tree sacred to Jupiter, and often mentioned in connection with it.There is a mournfulness in the interview between the hero and his mother which is deeply interesting. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper He was looking up the sunny lawn toward the cloisters, from out the shade of the great beech tree. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century "Bring it here!" and she beckoned to a small boy who was busy near a large beech tree some distance away. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird Through the dusk the ghostly bodies of beech trees stood out distinctly from the surrounding wood, as if marked by a silver light falling from the topmost branches. The Voice of the People They had been swept from human existence, like the leaves of the old limes and beech trees by which the lower part of the building was surrounded. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One The smith led us for a hundred paces through the beech trees and then across the brook, and the steep slope up to the village was before us. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut The female walked on, stopping now and then to gather a wild flower, until she reached a spring which bubbled at the foot of an immense beech tree. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance The Major took out his snuff-box, took a pinch, and blew his nose, turning towards a copse of beech trees. Japhet, in Search of a Father But what lay at the foot of a great beech tree but some dead knight in armour, only the helmet off? The Hollow Land The beech trees, which had been planted in the time of the young Consul's grandfather, spread out their branches far and wide. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel Where are there nobler forests, older fir and beech trees, more lovely smiling valleys, wilder rocks? The Man-Wolf and Other Tales During an autumn day it was that I went there, with the larches turned to gold and the leaf flying from the oaks and shining copper-red on the beech trees. The Torch and Other Tales Samuel saw a number of birds among the branches, that he did not know the names of; and many bright little flowers were growing in the shade, among the roots of oak and beech trees. The Summer Holidays A Story for Children The Saxon word bacon is, without doubt, simply and purely beechen—pertaining to, or relating to the beech tree. Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 For two hours before the sale began, a stream of people passed through the house, examining its contents, or wandered about the grounds, admiring the view and the fine beech trees. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Then the apparition slipped into the shadow of the beech trees and Philip quickened his step breathlessly, for it seemed that life and death hung on the sight. The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World "Right up among the mountains; those from under the beech trees are not bad." Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) I took Lys from her horse, flung both bridles over a limb, and, giving my wife my arm, aided her to a flat mossy rock which overhung a shallow brook gurgling among the beech trees. Famous Modern Ghost Stories An ancient beech tree swept the ground with smooth, grey limbs, surrounded by long-accumulated dead leaves. The Three Black Pennys A Novel He sat down, stretched forth his feet, meditated for a few moments, and said: "The bark on a beech tree was never any closer than that old man, and yet he is kind-hearted." The Colossus A Novel They are like the smooth muscular trunks of beech trees, which have also the angular edges of reeds. The Cathedral It kept hopping around in that big beech tree across the brook. The Brimming Cup Pepeeta, dancing upon the green moss beneath the great beech trees, seemed to be in the hands of some external power, and could scarcely have been distinguished from an automaton! The Redemption of David Corson Without the house the evening wind blew cool, moving the long branches of the beech tree, and rustling through the grass. Lewis Rand He passes lofty beech trees, And old oaks stout and good, Because that which he seeks for Grows not in every wood. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 He was sitting on the fallen beech tree in the woodland glade. The Devil's Garden Then, the wild land reached, she put her head out of the window and saw Newtake beech trees in the distance. Children of the Mist There's the same fallen beech tree we passed a little while ago. Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck Halfway down the drive he looked back and saw her standing under the beech tree. Lewis Rand The light under the beech trees was dim and green, and such faint illumination as the grey and quiet sky afforded, was coming, like this rider, to meet Christian. Mount Music He found a shriveled sprig or two of her woodland posy, and carried them to the fallen beech tree. The Devil's Garden The beech tree dreamed, silent on a slope of glimmering lawn. The Divine Fire Lovely Luise had welcomed her parents and shewn them a green mound under an old beech tree, where the prospect was very inviting. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times |
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