...to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the t:ee nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At last, •when it gave way, the Bird was flung from...feeds chiefly on small animals, and is said to destroy Rabbets, young Ducks, and Chickens, and sometimes even Lambs, when they happen to be dropped in a weak...

...the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. A i last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her...twigs, which brought her dead to the ground." The farmer is impatient to begin his work in the fields, as soon as the ground is sufficiently thawed....

...blows of the beetle «»r mallet, tiie tree noddej to its fall ; but still the (tarn persisted to sit. At last when it gave way the bird was flung; from her nest ; and, though her paternal affection deserved a better fate, was whipp"d down by the twigs, which fcroueht her dead to...

...to the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from...by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground. LETTER III. TO THE SAME. XH E fossil- shells of this district, and sorts of stone, such as have fallen...

...the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. At last, when it pave way, the bird was flung from her nest; and though...the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground."* NATURALISTS CALENDAR. Mean Temperature ... 38 • 37. dfrbrnarp 20. The H'ayt of the Season. The roads...

...appetite of the crow to the dishonesty of the daw, and the docility of almost every other bird. He feeds chiefly on small animals ; and is said to destroy...dropped in a weak state. In the northern regions, he preys in concert with the white bear, the arctic fox, and the eagle. He devours the eggs of other...

...the beetle, or mallet, — the tree nodded to its fall; but still the dam (the mother Raven) sat on: at last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from her nest j and though her parental affection deserved a better fate, was whipped down by the twigs, which brought...

...love a wet soil, such as poplars, alders, and willows. nodded to its fall, but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from...the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground." MARCH. Winter, still ling'ring on the verge of Spring, Retires reluctant, and from time to time, I/ooks...

...to the heavy blows of the beetle and mallet, the tree nodded to .ts fall, but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from...by the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground. * NATURALISTS CALENDAR. Mean Temperature ... 38 • 37. 20. The Wags of the Seaton. The roads now are...

...with the heavy blows of the beetle or mallet, the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on. At last, when it gave way, the bird was flung from...the twigs, which brought her dead to the ground." We have strayed from our subject, and must return to the origin of the term Gospel Oak.* " The custom,"...