 Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful and almost terrifying, sight presented itself. The Pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one...  The Country Gentleman's Magazine - עמוד 136מאת Simpkin, Marshall & Co - 1832תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1874 - 556 דפים
...almost terrifying sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as...branches all round. Here and there the perches gave way, and falling on the ground with a crash, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing down the dense... | |
 | Cunningham Geikie - 1874 - 436 דפים
...thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large 214 Roosting-places. as hogsheads were formed on the branches all round. Here and there the perches gave way, and falling on the ground with a crash, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing down the dense... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1877 - 422 דפים
...as well as wonderful sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by myriads, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses, as large as...there the perches gave way under the weight, with a crush, and, falling to the ground, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing down the dense... | |
 | Augusta Marryat - 1878 - 460 דפים
...resembling hanging swarms of bees, as large as hogsheads, were formed on every tree in all directions. Here and there the perches gave way under the weight...and, falling to the ground, destroyed hundreds of them beneath, forcing down the dense groups with which every stick was loaded. It was a scene of uproar... | |
 | William Henry Giles Kingston - 1884 - 290 דפים
...branches all around. Here and there the perches give way with a crash, and falling to the ground, destroy hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing down the dense groups with which every stick is loaded. The pigeons continue coming, and it is past midnight before there is any sign of a decrease... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1896 - 360 דפים
...almost terrifying sight presented itself. 14. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses, as large as...perches gave way under the weight with a crash, and failing to the ground destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing down the dense groups with which... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1901 - 398 דפים
...and almost terrifying sight presented itself. The pigeons arrived by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all around. Here and there the perches gave way under the weight with a crash, and falling to the ground... | |
 | Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Jennie Freeborn Owens - 1906 - 504 דפים
...almost terrifying, sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as...round. Here and there the perches gave way under the 25 crash, and falling to the ground, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing down the dense... | |
 | Alvin Davison - 1906 - 376 דפים
...and almost terrifying sight presented itself. The pigeons arrived by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all around. Here and there the perches gave way under the weight with a crash, and falling to the ground... | |
 | 1881 - 782 דפים
...by seeing the shooters reload." Still the pigeons kept arriving by thousands, alighting everywhere, one above another, " until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all around." Solid masses ! He leaves us to conjecture how the sides held together ; and, look at it how... | |
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