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Dressed in his borrowed finery he strutted loftily among the birds of his own kind. Then he flew down into the garden among the Peacocks. But they soon saw who he was. Angry at the cheat, they flew at him, plucking away the borrowed feathers and also some of his own. The poor Jackdaw returned sadly to his former companions.
Borrowed Plumes. 555. 27. What the arts are to the world of matter, literature is to world of mind. 28. Revenue is not the friction of a government, but rather motive power. 29. H'istory is but the unrolled scroll of prophecy. 30. The world's history is a divine poem, of which the history every nation is a canto, and every man a word.
A jackdaw, as vain and conceited as a jackdaw could be, picked up the feathers which some peacock had shed, stuck them amongst his own, and despising his old companions, introduced himself with the greatest assurance into a flock of those beautiful birds. They instantly detected the intruder, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, fell upon him ...
He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and strid-ing up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes.
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes.
Nov 25, 2019 · 188 pages ; 18 cm
