 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...themselves buoyant and lighter than air." Bishop Hall observes of a superstitious man, " That if heard but a Raven croke from the next roofe he makes his will." And he adds, " If a Bittowrn fly over his head by night he makes his will." It is proverbially said... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 526 pages
...waiters have poured wine on his lap: and when he sneezeth, thinks them not his friends that uncover not. In the morning he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd ; and, by that token, presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will • or... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1837 - 552 pages
...waiters have poured wine on his lap : and when he sneezeth, thinks them not his friends that uncover not. In the morning, he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd ; and, by that token, presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will ; or if... | |
 | John Brand - 1842 - 306 pages
...next roofe he makes his will." He mentions also a Crow crying even or odd. " He listens in the morning whether the Crow crieth even or odd, and by that token presageth the weather." The following lines are found in Spenser : " The ill-fac'd Owle, death's dreadful messenger... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1845 - 396 pages
...waiters have poured wine on his lap ; and when he neezeth, thinks them not his friends that uncover not. In the morning, he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd, and by that token presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will ; or if... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - 1849 - 520 pages
...next roofe he makes his will." He mentions also a crow crying even or odd. " He listens in the morning whether the crow crieth even or odd, and by that token presageth the weather." The following lines arc found in Spenser : " The ill-fac'd owle, death's dreadful messenger... | |
 | sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 582 pages
...waiters has poured wine on his lap : and when he sneezeth, thinks them not bis friends that uncover not. In the morning he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd ; and, by that token, presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will ; or if... | |
 | 1874 - 792 pages
...terrified the superstitious man in the early part of the seventeenth century, says that "if he heare but a raven croke from the next roofe he makes his will." At a later day Ramesey remarked in his Elminthologia: " If a crow fly but over the house and croak... | |
 | John Timbs - 1858 - 274 pages
...waiters have poured wine on his lap; and when he sneezeth, thinks him not his friend that uncovers not. In the morning he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd ; and by that token presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will ; or if... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1863 - 804 pages
...waiters have poured wine on his lap ; and when he sneezeth, thinks them not his friends that uncover not. In the morning, he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd, and by that token presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will ; or if... | |
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... not. In the morning he listens whether the crow crieth even or odd; and, by that token, presages of the weather. If he hear but a raven croak from the next roof, he makes his will... 
