Rat, ever observant of all winged movement, saw that it was taking daily a southing tendency; and even as he lay in bed at night he thought he could make out, passing in the darkness overhead, the beat and quiver of impatient pinions, obedient to the peremptory call.
Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
" she cried, as the Stork soared away through the air with outspread pinions.
" The wild swans come flying on whirring pinions, and sing of the noble and the great, that will still sprout in the hearts of men, down in the town which is resting beneath its snowy veil.
He lifted his head, and saw that the bright gleaming was not the reflection of the glittering snow, but the dazzling brightness of the pinions of a mighty angel, into whose beaming face he was gazing.
One let his pinions glide over the strings of the golden harp, and it resounded through the North.
High in the air a flight of wild swans were winging their way, one of which sank lower and lower, with wearied pinions, his eyes following the airy caravan, that melted farther and farther into the distance.
They are curious birds; they give one flap with their wings, and then on their outstretched pinions soar far away.
