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It is only the wisest and the silliest of men who never alter their opinions. It would show you your duty to your fathers and your king; and you would also learn from it the names of many birds and beasts and plants and trees."
And at this Janet gave a slight exclamation of pleasure and surprise. "You admire writers? He's done some delightful things." "What does he write about?" Janet asked. "Oh, wild flowers and trees and mountains and streams, and birds and humans he has a wonderful insight into people." Janet was silent.
The very birds by their warbling seem to greet the change, and the trees and flowers emit a more delicious perfume. There is music and rejoicing everywhere in the City.
No, no, the coves of the ring knows better; I have been in the ring myself, and knows what fighting a cove is, and though I was fool enough to back those birds, I was never quite fool enough to lend anybody money.
No one may know how blissful, how wide, how thrilling the singing of birds can be unless he has listened when the summer mists are rising over Racoon Creek. There is no song-hour after sun rise to compare with this for spirit and volume of sound.
"I am sure that he knows of the lost birds, and will stand to them like a pointer, if I can but make it his interest to do so. We shall see." Randal arrived at the ambassador's before the count, and contrived to mix with the young noblemen attached to the embassy, and to whom he was known.
Now, this is worthy a note, as illustrating what I have often ventured to say about the habitat of birds being so often local, for if judged by observation here the bullfinch would be said to be a scarce bird by London. But it has been stated upon the best authority that only a few miles distant, and still nearer town, they are common.
"Let us look out for the birds; we may as well carry as much food as we can into the mountains, in case we should find none there." I followed Mudge's advice; and looking about, soon caught sight of a magnificent cockatoo, at which I let fly and brought it to the ground, the echoes of the report reverberating down the valley.
What do you say? 'When shall I reach Knollsea by that arrangement? 'By half-past eight o'clock. We shall be at Enckworth before eight, which is excellent time. 'Very well, sir, I agree to that, said Sol, feeling that as soon as one of the two birds had been caught, the other could not mate without their knowledge.
Sho' I reckoned from the peart way Long Jim spoke up that you wuz loaded down with hummin' birds' tongues, ortylans, an' all them other Roman and Rooshian delicacies Paul talks about in a way to make your mouth water. But turkeys! jest turkeys! Nothin' but turkeys!" "You jest wait till you see me cookin' 'em, Sol Hyde," said Long Jim.
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