 In the centre of this grove there stood an oak, which, though shapely and tall on the whole, bulged out into a large excrescence about the middle of the stem. On this a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for such a series of years, that the oak...  The Illustrated London almanack - Pagina 111847Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1853 - 420 pagina’s
...shapely and tall on the whole, bulged out into a large excrescence near the middle of the trunk. On it a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for such...years, that the oak was distinguished by the title of " raven-tree." Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at it : the difficulty served... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1854 - 538 pagina’s
...the description at sixty feet. These trees were sold for £20 a-piece. In the centre of this grove there stood an oak, which, though shapely and tall...that the oak was distinguished by the title of the Baven Tree. Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyrie : the difficulty... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 584 pagina’s
...nest, is related by Mr. 'White in his "Natural History of Selbourne :" — "In the centre of this grove there stood an oak, which, though shapely and tall...series of years, that the oak was distinguished by the name of the raventree. Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyry ; the... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1854 - 482 pagina’s
...about the middle of the stem. On this a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for Buch a scries of years, that the oak was distinguished by the title of the Kaven-tree ! Many were the attempts of the neighboring youths to get at this eyry ; the difficulty... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 510 pagina’s
...the description at fifty feet. These trees were sold for £20 a piece. In the center of this grove there stood an oak, which, though shapely and tall...that the oak was distinguished by the title of the Raven-tree ! Many were the attempts of the neighboring youths to get at this eyry ; the difficulty... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 478 pagina’s
...excrescence about the middle of the stem. On this a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for Buch a series of years, that the oak was distinguished by the title of the Raven-tree! Many were the attempts of the neighboring youths to get at this eyry ; the diffieulty whetted... | |
 | Johann Matthäus Bechstein - 1856 - 598 pagina’s
...which are necessarily used in depicting tho character of this bird : — " In the centre of the grove there stood an oak, which, though shapely and tall...Raven Tree. Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyry : the difficulty whetted their inclination, and each was ambitious of surmounting... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1857 - 462 pagina’s
...the description at sixty feet. These trees were sold for £20 a-piece. In the centre of this grove there stood an oak, which though shapely and tall...the oak was distinguished by the title of the Raven THB RAVEN.1 Tree. Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyrie : the difficulty... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 pagina’s
...Selborne" gives a very interesting anecdote of this in the case of a raven : — "In a centre of a grove there stood an oak, which, though shapely and tall...that the oak was distinguished by the title of the raven-tree. Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youth to get at this eyrie ; the difficulty... | |
 | John Potter Hamilton - 1860 - 362 pagina’s
...shapely on the whole, bulged out into a large excrescence about the middle of the stem; on this tree a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for such...tree.' Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths, and each was ambitious to get at the eyry ; but when they arrived at the swelling, it jutted... | |
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