Nature in Books a Literary Introduction to Natural Science
Nature in Books a Literary Introduction to Natural Science
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to the east ; see how stand the vanes ! ' They confirm the bird's report with sufficient accuracy ' East, and by south ! ' But Shake- speare's testimony is better known than Marlowe's : eye- servants like the steward in King Lear are described by Kent as 'turning their halcyon beaks with every gale and vary of their masters '. Kent, by the way, seems to have been a specialist in bird 60 THE HALCYON, OR KINGFISHER history, for, in the same outburst of anger, he finds 120 Oswald successively like... a wagtail, a kingfisher, and a goose, and every time to his discredit !
The But there is a yet more ancient connexion of the ^Allione kingfisher or halcyon with the weather than the mediaeval practice of converting the dead bird into a vane. Its appearance was the certain sign and assurance of calm weather, and it became the emblem of peace. As such it was known, of course, to Ben Jonson who (as every schoolboy knows) wore a ' learned sock '. We, therefore, find him, in the elabo- 120 rate tableau vivant which he prepared for the Corona- tion entertainment of King James, providing Quiet with (among other accessories) 'an upright level as the ensign of rest, on the top of which sat an halcyon or king's fisher '.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
to the east ; see how stand the vanes ! ' They confirm the bird's report with sufficient accuracy ' East, and by south ! ' But Shake- speare's testimony is better known than Marlowe's : eye- servants like the steward in King Lear are described by Kent as 'turning their halcyon beaks with every gale and vary of their masters '. Kent, by the way, seems to have been a specialist in bird 60 THE HALCYON, OR KINGFISHER history, for, in the same outburst of anger, he finds 120 Oswald successively like... a wagtail, a kingfisher, and a goose, and every time to his discredit !
The But there is a yet more ancient connexion of the ^Allione kingfisher or halcyon with the weather than the mediaeval practice of converting the dead bird into a vane. Its appearance was the certain sign and assurance of calm weather, and it became the emblem of peace. As such it was known, of course, to Ben Jonson who (as every schoolboy knows) wore a ' learned sock '. We, therefore, find him, in the elabo- 120 rate tableau vivant which he prepared for the Corona- tion entertainment of King James, providing Quiet with (among other accessories) 'an upright level as the ensign of rest, on the top of which sat an halcyon or king's fisher '.
What to read after Nature in Books a Literary Introduction to Natural Science?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J Logie James Logie Robertson to read onlineMoreLess
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