 | 1841 - 588 pages
...have been told relative to the food of the cuckoo. The nursery song says — . " The cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies, He brings us good tidings;...clear, And when he sings ' cuckoo' The summer is near." Dr. Brookes sets himself seriously to refute this story of the eggs, and says, truly enough, that those... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1844 - 858 pages
...the eggs of helpless warblers whose trim nests it riffled. " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us...sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; And never sings, cuckoo, Till summer draws near."-f • To its truthfulness, as the " cuckold's quirister,"... | |
 | Nursery rhymes - 1846 - 266 pages
...The deuce take the wheelbarrow, That spared my wife's neck. NATURAL HISTORY. 338. THE cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings,...And when he sings " cuckoo !" The summer is near. 339. THE cat sat asleep by the side of the fire, The mistress snored loud as a pig : Jack took up his... | |
 | Nursery rhymes - 1846 - 300 pages
...begin to cry, Rowley Poley runs away. FIFTEENTH CLASS. NATURAL HISTORY. CCCXLVIII. THE cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings,...sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; CCCXLIX. THE cat sat asleep by the side of the fire, The mistress snored loud as a pig : Jack took... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1846 - 430 pages
...the eggs of helpless warblers whose trim nests it riffled. " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us...sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear; And never sings, cuckoo, Till summer draws near."f • To its truthfulness, as the " cuckold's quirister,"... | |
 | William John Broderip - Animal behavior - 1847 - 434 pages
...have been told relative to the food of the cuckoo. The nursery song says — " The cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies, He brings us good tidings,...clear, And when he sings ' cuckoo' The summer is near." Dr. Brookes sets himself seriously to refute this story of the eggs, and says, truly enough, that those... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...Perhaps the following local rhyme may not be unacceptable: — The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He whistles as he flies; He brings us good tidings, He tells us...no lies. He sucks little birds* eggs, To make his throat clear; And never sings cuckoo, Till the spring time of year. So many fine maidens, Wouldn't... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1847 - 372 pages
...is as long as my toe ! * London's Magazine of Natural History, IT. THE CUCKOO. The cuckoo's a bonny bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings ; He tells us no lies. He drinks the cold water, To keep his voice clear ; And he'll come again In the spring of the year. In... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell- Phillipps - 1853 - 372 pages
...••,-' t / f FIFTEENTH CLASS. NATURAL HISTORY. ccccxcv. HE cuckoo's a fine bird, He sings as he flics ; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He...And when he sings " cuckoo \ " The summer is near. • [A provincial version of the t»ame.] THE cuckoo's a vine bird, A zengs as a vlies ; A brengs us... | |
 | Nursery rhymes, English - 1858 - 362 pages
...strawberries, sugar, and cream ! 3&f .Ik % FIFTEENTH CLASS. NATURAL HISTORY. ccccxcv. CHE cuckoo's a fine bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings,...sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear ; CCCCXCVI. [A provincial version of the same.] THE cuckoo's a vine bird, A zengs as a vlies ; A brengs... | |
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The cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies, He brings us good tidings; He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds' eggs To make his voice clear, And when he sings ' cuckoo 
