Animal Conventions in English Renaissance Non-religious Prose, 1550-1600 |
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... birds escape , 15 the futility of birds ' efforts to escape from lime twigs , 16 the kinship of " birds of a feather , " and the unhappiness of caged birds.18 The expression " Bridewell birds ” ( jailbirds ) 1o certainly implies the ...
... birds escape , 15 the futility of birds ' efforts to escape from lime twigs , 16 the kinship of " birds of a feather , " and the unhappiness of caged birds.18 The expression " Bridewell birds ” ( jailbirds ) 1o certainly implies the ...
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... birds which the folklore of the natural histories had stressed for certain traits ad- mirable in man were selected for use in heraldry . The character- istics of each beast or bird so chosen became as conventional as did its heraldic ...
... birds which the folklore of the natural histories had stressed for certain traits ad- mirable in man were selected for use in heraldry . The character- istics of each beast or bird so chosen became as conventional as did its heraldic ...
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William Meredith Carroll. a knowledge of beasts , birds , and other creatures leaves no doubt as to why English Renaissance authors went to the natural histories for material which would serve the purposes of literary expression . Even ...
William Meredith Carroll. a knowledge of beasts , birds , and other creatures leaves no doubt as to why English Renaissance authors went to the natural histories for material which would serve the purposes of literary expression . Even ...
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