 | James Jennings - 1828 - 526 Seiten
...falsities told. improhable tales were formerly related concerning this bird. Thus sings CAMOENS : " The golden birds that ever sail the skies,* Here to...ground they touch not till they breathe no more." The LUSIAD, by Mickle. From their food heing moths and butterflies, and, perbaps, the nectar of flowers,... | |
 | James Jennings (of Huntspill.) - 1828 - 528 Seiten
...improhable tales were formerly related concerning this hird. Thus sings CAMOENS : " The golden hirds that ever sail the skies, Here to the sun display...ground they touch not till they breathe no more." The LVSIAD, by Mickle. From their food being moths and butterflies, and, perhaps, the nectar of flowers,... | |
 | John Cotton (F.Z.S.) - 1855 - 242 Seiten
...stated to pass their whole existence in the air, where all the functions of life were carried on. " The golden birds, that ever sail the skies, Here to...ground they touch not till they breathe no more." * The dew and the vapours were said to be their only food. The brilliant lustre of their plumage, the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1879 - 314 Seiten
...glistening seas adorn ! Mid hundreds yet unnamed, Ternat behold; By day her hills in pitchy clonds enrolled, By night like rolling waves the sheets of fire Blaze...The ground they touch not till they breathe no more. Here Banda's isles their fair embroidery spread Of various fruitage, azure, white, and red; And birds... | |
 | Luis Vaz de Camoens - 1877 - 498 Seiten
...seas adorn ! 'Mid hundreds yet unnam'd, Ternate behold ! By day, her hills in pitchy clouds inroll'd, By night, like rolling waves, the sheets of fire Blaze o'er the seas, and high to heav'n aspire. For I/usian hands here blooms the fragrant clove, But Lusian blood shall sprinkle ev'ry... | |
 | 1879 - 314 Seiten
...glistening seas adorn ! Mid hundreds yet unnamed, Temat behold; By day her hills in pitchy clouds enrolled, By night like rolling waves the sheets of fire Blaze...The ground they touch not till they breathe no more. Here Banda's isles their fair embroidery spread Of various fruitage, azure, white, and red; And birds... | |
 | C. D. Mackellar - 1912 - 448 Seiten
...research. " 'Mid hundreds yet unnamed Ternate behold ! By day, her hills in pitchy clouds inroll'd; By night, like rolling waves, the sheets of fire Blaze...ground they touch not 'till they breathe no more." CAMO£NS. Ternate is only one mile from Gilolo, and has a mixed population of Arabs, Malays, and Chinese,... | |
 | C. D. Mackellar - 1912 - 448 Seiten
...research. " 'Mid hundreds yet unnamed Ternate behold ! By day, her hills in pitchy clouds inroll'd ; By night, like rolling waves, the sheets of fire Blaze...blood shall sprinkle every grove. The golden birds 1 that ever sail the skies Here to the sun display their shining dyes, Each want supplied, on air they... | |
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By night like rolling waves the sheets of fire Blaze o'er the seas, and high to heaven aspire. For Lusian hands here blooms the fragrant clove, But Lusian blood shall sprinkle every grove. The golden birds that ever sail the skies, Here to the sun display... 