 To view the structure of that little work A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without ; No tool had he that wrought ; no knife to cut ; No nail to fix ; no bodkin to insert ; No glue to join ; his little beak was all ; And yet, how neatly finished !...  THE UNITED METHODIST FREE CHURCHES - Page 405by R. ABERCROMBIE M.A - 1885Full view - About this book
 | Birds - 1918 - 544 pages
...Birds. Nest on stick. Days With the Ruby.throated Hummer By SS Dickey, Pittsburgh, Pa. A bird's nest. Mark it well. Within, without. No tool had he that...And twenty years apprenticeship to boot, Could make one such another? — Hurdis. While I was quite a little boy I went one evening to visit at the home... | |
 | William Langland - English poetry - 1886 - 590 pages
...— ' But most of all it wins my admiration To view the structure of this little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without ; No tool had he that...His little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished ! ' etc. 161. ' If any mason were to make a mould for it with all her (the pie's) wise contrivances,... | |
 | Sheldon and Company - English language - 1886 - 208 pages
...Architecture. A bird's nest ! Mark it well, within, without ; No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet how nicely finished ! What nice hand With every implement and means of art, And twenty years' apprenticeship... | |
 | William Langland - 1887 - 364 pages
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...words. The nest of this bird is truly a beautiful structure, recalling the lines"Mark it well wit-hiu, without! No tool had he that wrought, no knife to...little beak was all ; And yet how neatly finished!" It is generally placed iu the fork of a small branch, and sometimes " saddled" on a large limb; the... | |
 | Queensland. Department of Public Instruction - Education - 1892 - 508 pages
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 | 1897 - 260 pages
...in by the I2th. Photo by Hermann Lea,] THE FOUNDLING." [Bardclf Manor, Dorchcster. A bird's nest ! Mark it well within, without ; No tool had he that...apprenticeship to boot, Could make me such another '—Unity. Bv THE EDITOR. 1WANT, if possible, to bring home to the public conscience the degrading... | |
 | Edward Marston - Fishing - 1896 - 222 pages
...a field — a tiny green nest, amid green leaves, invisible but to the inquisitive eyes of a boy, " What nice hand, With every implement and means of...apprenticeship to boot, Could make me such another ? " HURDIS. FIGHTING SHELLS. In the springtime we searched the hedgerows not only for nests but for... | |
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...during the bleak winds of early spring. " To view the structure of that little work, A bird's nest : mark it well, within, without ; No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix ; his little beak was all, And yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand, With every implement and means... | |
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