 ... same direction, stumbling along over twisted roots and fallen trees, with their eyes turned up to the sky. In this way they traced the honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they...  The Monthly Review - Sida 4721835Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1843 - 488 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from...the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs, in the meantime, drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the way of the falling of the tree and the... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, whare, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from the ground. Two of the bee hunters now plied theiraxes vigorously at the foot of the tree to level it with the ground. The... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from the ground. Two of the bee-hunters now plieu their axes vigorously at the foot of the tree, to level it with the ground. The mere spectators... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 276 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from...the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs, in the meantime, drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the way of the falling of the tree and the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 394 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from...the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs, in the meantime, drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the way of the falling of the tree and the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 396 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from...the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs, in the meantime, drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the way of the falling of the tree and the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 278 sidor
...the foot of the tree to level it with the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs, in the meantime, drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the...vengeance of its inmates. The jarring blows of the axes seemed to have no effect in alarming or disturbing this most industrious community. They continued... | |
 | 1835 - 592 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hives, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from...spectators and amateurs, in the mean time, drew off to a cautions distance to be out of the way of the falling of the tree, and the vengeance of its inmates.... | |
 | 1850 - 790 sidor
...honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from the ground. Two of the beehunters now applied their axes vigorously at the foot of the tree, to level it with the ground. The mere spectators... | |
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