 When in early spring-time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods, every village girl kisses her hand and asks the question, ' Cuckoo ! cuckoo ! when shall I be married ? ' and the old folks, borne down with age and rheumatism, inquire, '...  Denmark and Its People - Pagina 23door M. A. Donne - 1863 - 141 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Horace Marryat - 1860 - 482 pagina’s
...its own, that I can easily explain according to the belief in Denmark. " When in early spring-time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods,...be married ? ' and the old folks, borne down with age and rheumatism, inquire, ' Cuckoo, when shall I be released from this world's cares ? ' The bird,... | |
 | Horace Marryat - 1860 - 484 pagina’s
...its own, that I can easily explain according to the belief in Denmark. " When in early spring-time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods, every village girl kisses her hiind and asks the question, ' Cuckoo ! cuckoo ! whim shall I be married ? ' and the old folks, borne... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1863 - 358 pagina’s
...reason why the Cuckoo builds no nest : — ' When, in early spring-time, the voice of the Cuckoo ia heard in the woods, every village girl kisses her...I be married?" and the old folks, borne down with age and rheumatism, inquire, " Cuckoo, when shall I be released from this world's cares?" The bird,... | |
 | James Cundall - 1866 - 554 pagina’s
...nest of its own, that I can explain according to the belief in Denmark : — When in early spring time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods...question, ' Cuckoo, cuckoo, when shall I be married r And the old folks, borne down with age arid rheumatism, inquire of cuckoo, ' When shall I be released... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1874 - 596 pagina’s
...Líióour Lost. In Denmark there is a curious legend regarding this bird : — " When in early spring-time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods, every village girl kisses her hand, and asks, 'Cuckoo, cuckoo, when shall I be married?' And the old folks, borne down with age and rheumatism, enquire,... | |
 | John Hogg (publisher.) - 1878 - 536 pagina’s
...during the day, on two or three occasions. Danish Legend of the Cuckoo.— When in early spring-time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods,...I be married ?" and the old folks, borne down with age and rheumatism, enquire, " Cuckoo, when shall I be released from this world's cares?" The bird,... | |
 | Thomas Firminger Thiselton- Dyer - 1878 - 344 pagina’s
...year." Among the Danes a curious custom is found in connection with the cuckoo. As soon as its voice is heard in the woods, every village girl kisses her...question, " Cuckoo, Cuckoo ! When shall I be married ? " The Swedes have a similar superstition, and many a peasant girl exclaims : — " Cuckoo grey, tell... | |
 | Evan Daniel - 1878 - 156 pagina’s
...favourite food. The Danes have a curious story about the cuckoo. When the cuckoo is first heard in spring, every village girl kisses her hand, and asks the question, " Cuckoo, cuckoo, when shall I marry me ? " The old folks say, " Cuckoo, cuckoo, when shall I be freed from this world's cares ? "... | |
 | William Jones - 1880 - 584 pagina’s
...nest of its own, I can easily explain it according to the belief in Denmark. When in early spring-time the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods,...I be married ?' And the old folks, borne down with age and rheumatism, inquire : ' Cuckoo ! when shall I be relieved from this world's cares ?' The bird,... | |
 | Charles Swainson - 1885 - 268 pagina’s
...the Danish Isles," i. 270), why the cuckoo builds no nest of his own.—" When, in early springtime, the voice of the cuckoo is first heard in the woods,...I be married ?' and the old folks* borne down with age and rheumatism, inquire, ' Cuckoo ! when shall I be released from this world's care ?' The bird,... | |
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