 | Elliott Coues - 1878 - 838 pagina’s
...questioned nor understood. A shout from an older companion — "There goes a Scarlet Tanagcr!" — and the child was straining eager, wistful eyes after...known the best ; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sable wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1878 - 836 pagina’s
...if from another world, it seemed so bright, so beautiful, so strange. "What is a Scarlet Tanagerî" mused the child, whose consciousness had flown with...known the best; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sable wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
 | Charles Abiathar White - 1878 - 836 pagina’s
...if from another world, it seemed so bright, so beautiful, so .strange. "What is a Scarlet Tanagerî" mused the child, whose consciousness had flown with...known the best ; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sable wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
 | Indiana Horticultural Society. Meeting - 1879 - 268 pagina’s
...mused the child, whose consciousness had flown with the wonderful apparition on wings of ecstacy ; but the bees hummed on, the scent of flowers floated...no reply, nothing but the echo of a mute appeal to natuie( stirring the very depths with an inward thrill. That night the vision came again in dreamland,... | |
 | Joseph Jackson - 1894 - 390 pagina’s
...almost superstitious, recollection, as the very first of all the feathered tribe to stir within me those emotions that have never ceased to stimulate...known the best ; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sable wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
 | Joseph Jackson - 1894 - 400 pagina’s
...bird in particular, almost superstitious, recollection, as the very first of all the feathered tribe was strolling through an orchard one bright morning...known the best ; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sable wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
 | Indiana Academy of Science - 1921 - 818 pagina’s
...as if from another world, it seemed so bright, so beautiful, so strange. What is a Scarlet TanagerV mused the child, whose consciousness had flown with...known the best; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sab!e wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
 | Indiana Academy of Science - 1921 - 820 pagina’s
...beautiful, so strange. What is a Scarlet Tanager? mused the child, whose consciousness had flown witb the wonderful apparition on wings of ecstasy: but...known the best ; the child was startled by a ball of fire, and fanned to rest again by a sab'.e wing. The wax was soft then, and the impress grew indelible.... | |
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What is a Scarlet Tanager?' mused the child, whose consciousness had flown with the wonderful apparition on wings of ecstasy; but the bees hummed on, the scent of flowers floated by, the sunbeam passed across the greensward, and there was no reply —... 
