 | Sights - 1844 - 104 pages
...this bird attracted the eye of the passenger from its splendid garments. A poet has said — " The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet caught the gleam, The glittering flush of his dazzling wings Was such as the gorgeous rainbow flings." SWARMING OF BEES. And here are... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 pages
...ornithological work, express the feelings produced by such an appearance of this beautiful bird: " The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet caught the gleam ; The glittering flash of its dazzling wings Was such as the gorgeous rainbow flings In broken rays through the tearful sky On... | |
 | George Mogridge - 1851 - 190 pages
...kingfisher. How quick he must be to catch a fish in that manner !" "A poetic writer says — ' The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet caught the gleam ; The glittering flush of his dazzling wings Was such as the gorgeous rainbow flings.' Here is another picture, Edwin.... | |
 | 1883 - 884 pages
...but the brooding halcyon of the past ? " I offer on the part of a British poet this reply : — " The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet...gayest hue Of the brightest flower that ever grew." The explanation is very simple of the comparatively few poems on this "gorgeous blaze," this "jeweled... | |
 | Alfred Edmund Brehm - 1874 - 970 pages
...NATURE. (Contttmtb.) WINTER TIME . M fc N Haniiart CHAPTER I. THE KINGFISHER (Aleedo ispida), " The Halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet...through the tearful sky, On a sunny eve in bright July." AMONGST our birds of bright plumage we have a pretty, clever little fisherman, which we meet with along... | |
 | Alfred Edmund Brehm - 1874 - 970 pages
...fi L PART VII. SKETCHES FROM NATURE. (Continacb.) CHAPTER I. THE KINGFISHER (Alcedo ispida). " The Halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet...rainbow flings, In broken rays through the tearful sky, Ou a sunny eve in bright July." AMONGST our birds of bright plumage we have a pretty, clever little... | |
 | J C Hutchieson - 1878 - 634 pages
...thee ; Servant of Christ, to thee are given The endless halcyon days of heaven. THE KING-FISHER. THE Halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet...his dazzling wings Was such as the gorgeous rainbow fliugs, In broken rays through the tearful sky, On a sunny eve in bright July : His radiant sheen the... | |
 | 1859 - 754 pages
...emerald, so bright and dazzling. This bird is the kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). A poet has said — " The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet...dazzling wings Was such as the gorgeous rainbow flings." Whilst the bird is apparently resting on that bough, it is in reality watching for its prey, which... | |
 | Royal Dixon - 1917 - 320 pages
...kingfisher's body is of a light brown mingled with dark red. One is reminded of the poet's words: "The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet caught the gleam; 1 Ed K a a S ~ 3 H Z u — Cd ~ "1 ft a g T. | « Z >H § a e >. ;£ £ ^ w o. 5 = The glittering flash... | |
 | 1883 - 1028 pages
...brooding halcyon of the past ? " I offer on the part of a British poet this reply : — " The halcyon 8ew across the stream, And the silver brooklet caught...gayest hue Of the brightest flower that ever grew." The explanation is very simple of the comparatively few poems on this "gorgeous blaze," this "jeweled... | |
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The halcyon flew across the stream, And the silver brooklet caught the gleam; The glittering flash of his dazzling wings Was such as the gorgeous rainbow flings. In broken rays through the tearful sky, On a sunny eve in bright July... 
