. The bird. Birds. ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. 833 And then, in the deep woody depths, the singer incessantly moves from place to place, now drawing near, and now receding; hence arise those distant effects which induce a delightful reverie, and that delicate cadence which thrills the heart. Under our roof his song would ho. ever the same ; but on the pinions of the wind the music is divine, it penetrates and ravishes the Page 241. The rohiii hastens, singing, to enjoy his share of the luarmth.—I find this admirable passage in " The Conquest "of England by the Normans " (by Augus
. The bird. Birds. ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. 833 And then, in the deep woody depths, the singer incessantly moves from place to place, now drawing near, and now receding; hence arise those distant effects which induce a delightful reverie, and that delicate cadence which thrills the heart. Under our roof his song would ho. ever the same ; but on the pinions of the wind the music is divine, it penetrates and ravishes the Page 241. The rohiii hastens, singing, to enjoy his share of the luarmth.—I find this admirable passage in " The Conquest "of England by the Normans " (by Augustin Thierry). The chief of the barbarous Saxons assembles his priests and wise men to ascertain if they will become Christians. One of them speaks as follows :— " Thou mayst remember, O king, a thing which sometimes happens, when thou art seated at table Avith thy captains and men-at-arms, in the winter season, and when a fire is kindled and the hall well warmed, while there are wind and rain and snow without. There comes a little bird, which traverses the room on fiutterino; wino-, entering by one door and flying out at another : the moment of its. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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