 | Gilbert White - 1862 - 456 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called beewine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...been better, and directed to the same object, he had perhnps abated much of our wonder at the feats of a more modern exhibitor of beesj and we may justly... | |
 | English authors - 1869 - 458 Seiten
...making, he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...wonderfully adroit, discovered no manner of understanding. When a tall youth, he was removed from hence to a distant village, where he died, as I understand,... | |
 | Osborne William Tancock - 1872 - 364 Seiten
...making, he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called beewine. As he ran about, he used to make a humming noise with his lips, resembling the buzzing of bees. — WHITE'S Selborne. 43. Jotham's Parable. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1875 - 698 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...abated much of our wonder at the feats of a more modern exhibitor of bees ; and we may justly say of him now, "Thou, Had thy presiding star propitious shone,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1876 - 418 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...perhaps abated much of our wonder at the feats of a LXIX.] more modern exhibiter of bees ; and we may justly say of him now, — "— — — — — —... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1877 - 680 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wiiie. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...object, he had perhaps abated much of our wonder at the foals of a more modern exhibiter of bees ; and we may justly say of him now, — «_ — __ — —... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1877 - 588 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...adroit, discovered no manner of understanding. Had his rapacity been better, and directed to the same object, he had perhaps abated much of our wonder at... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1879 - 510 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...abated much of our wonder at the feats of a more modern exhibitor of bees ; and we may justly say of him now, — "... Thou, When a tall youth he was removed... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1880 - 554 Seiten
...making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran about he used to make a humming noise with...and of a cadaverous complexion ; and, except in his favour' ite pursuit, in which he was wonderfully adroit, discovered no manner of understanding. Had... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1884 - 604 Seiten
...would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine. As he ran abcut he used to make a humming noise with his lips, resembling...abated much of our wonder at the feats of a more modern exhibitor of bees ; and we may justly say of him now, " Thou, Had thy presiding star propitious shone,... | |
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... his finger on the hives, and so take the bees as they came out. He has been known to overturn hives for the sake of honey, of which he was passionately fond. Where metheglin was making he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught... 
